Sandinista Rebels Overthrow Somoza Government in Nicaragua, July 19, 1979
Date: July 19, 1979
Date: July 19, 1979
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 1979Pope John Paul II First Official Visit to Communist Poland,…
In Cincinnati, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert. Date: December 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 3 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979NORAD Nuclear False Alarm…
Quebecair Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from QuΓ©bec City Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec City, killing 17. Date: March 29, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 29 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Typhoon Tip: Largest, Most Intense Tropical Cyclone…
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 β π Other events on October 21 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Jerry Rawlings Takes Power…
Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk actor, becomes the first Native American to have a star commemorated in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Date: July 21, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 21 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Dieng Plateau Earthquake Releases…
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 β π Other events on May 25 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today)…