Date: December 21, 1979
The Conservative Party wins the United Kingdom general election. The following day, Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female British Prime Minister. Date: May 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Typhoon Tip: Largest, Most…
SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union. Date: June 18, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Mother Teresa Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, October 17, 1979John Spenkelink Executed in Florida…
The Department of Education Organization Act creates the U.S. Department of Education. Date: October 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Greensboro Massacre: Communist Workers Party Shot by Klansmen, November 3, 1979Idi Amin Deposed…
A Varig Boeing 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander as Flight 820, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo. Date: January 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Swissair Flight 316 crashes at Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece, killing 14. Date: October 7, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Three Mile Island Nuclear Meltdown and Coolant Leak March 28, 1979Columbia Delivered…
Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan is executed. Date: April 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Jeremy Thorpe Acquitted of Conspiracy to Murder Norman Scott, June 22, 1979Park Chung Hee Assassinated by…