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Female workers of YH Trading in South Korea held a sit-in protest in response to the company's unilateral shutdown.
The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy.
The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy.
Afghan leader Nur Muhammad Taraki is assassinated upon the order of Hafizullah Amin, who becomes the new General…
A French-supported coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokassa I.
A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause…
A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause…
Equatorial Guinean dictator Francisco Macías Nguema is executed by soldiers from Western Sahara.
The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant began operations in Eurajoki, Satakunta, Finland.
A coup d'état in El Salvador overthrows President Carlos Humberto Romero and begins the 12 year-long Salvadoran Civil…
A coup d'état in El Salvador overthrows President Carlos Humberto Romero and begins the 12 year-long Salvadoran Civil…
Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) begins allowing people to have home satellite earth stations without a…
Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin…
Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin…
Park Chung Hee, President of South Korea, is assassinated by Korean CIA head Kim Jae-gyu.
Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan
The Saur Revolution begins in Afghanistan, ending the following morning with the murder of Afghan President Mohammed Dao
The Saur Revolution begins in Afghanistan, ending the following morning with the murder of Afghan President Mohammed Dao