U.S. House Begins C-SPAN Broadcasts, March 19, 1979
Date: March 19, 1979
Date: March 19, 1979
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 → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this…
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…
Pope John Paul II starts his first official papal visits outside Italy to The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. Date: January 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Quebecair Flight 255 Crashes After Takeoff,…
The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by one vote, precipitating a general election. Date: March 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Olkiluoto Nuclear Power…
The Department of Education Organization Act creates the U.S. Department of Education. Date: October 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979US-China Diplomatic Relations and Taiwan Relations Act Enter January 1, 1979John Spenkelink Executed…
An Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 10. Date: March 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Canadian Pacific Chemical Freight Train Derails in Mississauga, November…