Date: November 15, 1979
Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country. Date: June 2, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979U.S. Department of…
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 → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Greensboro Massacre: Communist Workers…
The Progressive Alliance of Liberia stages a protest, without a permit, against an increase in rice prices proposed by the government, with clashes between protestors and the police resulting in over 70 deaths and over 500 injuries. Date: April 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on…
The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua. Date: July 19, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Kaohsiung Incident: Taiwan Pro-Democracy Protests Suppressed, Organizers Arrested, December 10, 1979U.S. House Begins…
Typhoon Tip becomes the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded. Date: October 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Columbia Delivered to Kennedy Space Center for First Space Shuttle Launch, March 25,…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)…