Saint Lucia Independence from United Kingdom – February 22, 1979
Date: February 22, 1979
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Date: February 22, 1979
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The Department of Education Organization Act creates the U.S. Department of Education. Date: October 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 17 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Mount Marapi Eruption Kills 80-100 in Sumatra April 30, 1979Sinila Crater Earthquake Releases…
The United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, is attacked by a mob and set on fire, killing four. Date: November 21, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 21 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Tehran After Exile,…
Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the EgyptβIsrael peace treaty in Washington, D.C. Date: March 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 26 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Jerry Rawlings Takes Power in Ghana After Military Coup, June…
The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua. Date: July 19, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 19 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ixtoc I Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico, June 3, 1979Iliwerung Volcano Landslide…
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 β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Penmanshiel Tunnel Collapse Kills Two Workers, March 17,…
Images taken by Voyager 1 prove the existence of volcanoes on Io, a moon of Jupiter. Date: March 8, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 8 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979British House of Commons Passes No Confidence Vote, March…