Soviet Forces Occupy Kabul in Afghan War, December 23, 1979
Date: December 23, 1979
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Date: December 23, 1979
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The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN. Date: March 19, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 19 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Swissair Flight 316 Crash at Athens Airport Kills…
Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Date: November 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 3 π Events on this…
The Sino-Vietnamese War begins. Date: February 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 17 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Conservative Party Wins UK Election; Thatcher Becomes PM, May 3, 1979Sadat, Begin, Carter Sign Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty – March 26, 1979Zulfikar…
Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament (MP), is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility. Date: March 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 30 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today)…
Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein. Date: July 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 16 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Sino-Vietnamese War Ends as PLA Crosses Border Back into China March 16, 1979Nur…
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740 crashes near Taif in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia, killing all 156 people on board. Date: November 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 26 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Idi Amin Deposed in Uganda April…