Voyager 1 Proves Volcanoes on Io, Jupiter Moon March 8, 1979
Date: March 8, 1979
Date: March 8, 1979
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 β π Other events on April 14 π Events on…
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 β π Other events on July 11 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979British House of Commons Passes No Confidence Vote,…
The oil tanker SS Atlantic Empress collides with another oil tanker, causing the largest ever ship-borne oil spill. Date: July 19, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 19 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Mount Marapi Eruption Kills 80-100 in Sumatra…
A Varig Boeing 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander as Flight 820, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo. Date: January 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 30 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Richard Petty wins a then-record sixth Daytona 500 after leaders Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough crash on the final lap of the first NASCAR race televised live flag-to-flag. Date: February 18, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today)…
Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the EgyptβIsrael peace treaty in Washington, D.C. Date: March 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 26 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Iran Hostage Crisis: Khomeini Orders Release of 13 Hostages, November…