Date: November 9, 1979
The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy. Date: September 7, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Sadat, Begin, Carter Sign Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty – March 26, 1979Unabomber Package…
U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. Date: July 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Tehran…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) begins allowing people to have home satellite earth stations without a federal government license. Date: October 18, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 18 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Interflug Il-18 Crashes at Quatro de…
Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board. Date: November 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979American Airlines Flight 191…
John Spenkelink, a convicted murderer, is executed in Florida; he is the first person to be executed in the state after the reintroduction of capital punishment in 1976. Date: May 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Date: February 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Park Chung Hee Assassinated by Kim Jae-gyu, October 26, 1979New Jewel…