Penmanshiel Tunnel Collapse Kills Two Workers, March 17, 1979
The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers.
Date: March 17, 1979
Similar Posts
Downeast Airlines Flight 46 Crash in Rockland, Maine – May 30, 1979
Downeast Airlines Flight 46 crashes on approach to Knox County Regional Airport in Rockland, Maine, killing 17. Date: May 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979New Jewel Movement Ousts Grenada PM Eric Gairy,…
Pope John Paul II Begins First Foreign Papal Visits January 25, 1979
Pope John Paul II starts his first official papal visits outside Italy to The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. Date: January 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979American Airlines Flight 191 DC-10 Crash…
John Spenkelink Executed in Florida After Capital Punishment Returns May 25, 1979
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)…
Moshe Dayan Resigns from Israeli Government Over Arab Policy Dispute October 21, 1979
Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin over policy towards the Arabs. Date: October 21, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Phnom Penh Falls to…
U.S. House Begins C-SPAN Broadcasts, March 19, 1979
The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN. Date: March 19, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Konstantinos Karamanlis Signs Greece’s EEC Accession Treaty, May…
