The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven. The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park in Sydney on the night of June…
Tag: 1979
16 September 1979
Eight people escape from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon. This took place in 1979 during the Cold War, when…
9 June 1979
The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven. The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney is a tragic event that occurred…
28 March 1979
A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown. The…
12 December 1979
Coup d’état of December Twelfth occurs in South Korea. The 1979 Coup d’état of December Twelfth, also known as the Coup on December 12 or…
3 December 1979
Iranian Revolution: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran. The Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution, was a series of…
4 November 1979
Iran hostage crisis: A group of Iranian college students overruns the U.S. embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages. The Iran hostage crisis, also known…
9 June 1979
The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven. Luna Park Sydney is an amusement park located in Milsons Point, Sydney, Australia. It…