SALT II Signed by U.S. and Soviet Union, June 18, 1979
Date: June 18, 1979
Date: June 18, 1979
Aeroflot Flight 1691 crashes on approach to Vnukovo International Airport, killing 58. Date: March 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 17 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Downeast Airlines Flight 46 Crash in Rockland, Maine – May 30, 1979Alia Royal…
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 β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Tehran…
Iranian Revolution: The last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family for good and relocates to Egypt. Date: January 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 16 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Western Washington Windstorm Sinks Hood Canal Bridge Section,…
The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first of only two diseases that have been driven to extinction (with rinderpest in 2011 being the other). Date: December 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day…
Coup d'Γ©tat of December Twelfth occurs in South Korea. Date: December 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 12 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Tehran After Exile, February 1, 1979Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Executed in Pakistan, April…
Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 crashes at Doha International Airport, killing 45 people. Date: March 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 14 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Blair Peach Fatally Injured at Southall Anti-Nazi League Demo, April 23, 1979Saint…