Date: April 10, 1979
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An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) long section of the Hood Canal Bridge. Date: February 13, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Israel Begins Sinai Withdrawal Under Egypt-Israel Peace…
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 1979Mount Marapi Eruption Kills 80-100 in Sumatra April 30, 1979Mount Marapi Eruption…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Francisco MacÃas Nguema Executed by Soldiers from Western Sahara,…
Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House. Date: October 6, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Amtrak Superliner Railcar Enters Revenue Service February 26, 1979Jimmy Carter Signs Secret…
SAETA Flight 011 crashes in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, killing all 57 people on board. The wreckage was not discovered until 1984. Date: April 23, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979US-China Diplomatic Relations and…
A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown. Date: March 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Last…