Date: May 25, 1979
An Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 10. Date: March 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 26 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Conservative Party Wins UK Election; Thatcher Becomes PM, May…
U.S. president Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech". Date: July 15, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 15 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Tehran International Women’s Day Protest Sit-In Peaks with 15,000 Women March 10, 1979NORAD Nuclear False Alarm Detected,…
Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament (MP), is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility. Date: March 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 30 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today)…
Saint Lucia gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: February 22, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 22 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Sino-Vietnamese War Ends as PLA Crosses Border Back into China, March 16, 1979Iran Hostage Crisis: Khomeini Orders…
Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk actor, becomes the first Native American to have a star commemorated in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Date: July 21, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 21 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Margaret Thatcher Becomes First…
Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people. Date: April 10, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 10 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Sadat, Begin, Carter Sign Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty – March 26,…