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American Airlines Flight 191 DC-10 Crash at O’Hare, May 25, 1979
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Soviet Venera Probes Hit by Gamma Rays, Soft Gamma Repeaters Discovered March 5, 1979
Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the German-American solar satellite Helios II all are hit by "off the scale" gamma rays leading to the discovery of soft gamma repeaters. Date: March 5, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This…
Pluto Enters Neptune’s Orbit for First Time Since Discovery, February 7, 1979
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Interflug Il-18 Crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, March 26, 1979
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Iran Becomes Islamic Republic, Overthrows Shah by 99% Vote, April 1, 1979
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