South Korea Coup d’État on December 12, 1979

Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was discovered. Date: February 7, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Sino-Vietnamese War Begins, February 17, 1979Francisco Macías Nguema Executed by Soldiers from…

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 1979Moshe Dayan Resigns from Israeli Government Over Arab Policy Dispute October 21,…

America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. Date: July 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979John Spenkelink Executed in Florida, First Since Capital…

Konstantinos Karamanlis signs the full treaty of the accession of Greece with the European Economic Community. Date: May 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Jimmy Carter Signs Secret Aid Directive for Afghan Rebels,…

American Airlines Flight 191: A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, killing all 271 on board and two people on the ground. Date: May 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More…