Date: December 21, 1979
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A package from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. Date: November 15, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semฤnฤtoarea in Bucharest, Romania. Date: November 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1979South Korea Coup d’รtat on December 12,…
Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Date: May 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Richard Petty Wins Record Sixth Daytona 500 After Final-Lap Crash, February 18, 1979Pluto…
The New Jewel Movement, headed by Maurice Bishop, ousts the Prime Minister of Grenada, Eric Gairy, in a coup d'รฉtat. Date: March 13, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Pluto Enters Neptuneโs Orbit for…
Iran hostage crisis: Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini orders the release of 13 female and black American hostages being held at the US Embassy in Tehran. Date: November 19, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a 0.5-mile (0.80ย km) long section of the Hood Canal Bridge. Date: February 13, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1979 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Executed in Pakistan, April…