· THAT DAY · DECEMBER 29, 1979 · NO. 46 ·
December 29, 1979
Saturday · 46 years ago today
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
News Headlines
The New York Times
All The News That's Fit to Print
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
Top Global Headlines
- 2024: Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed at Muan International Airport while attempting to perform a belly-landing after losing engine thrust to a flock of Baikal teal.
- 2023: South Africa files a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice over Israeli conducts in the Gaza Strip.
- 2020: A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits near the town of Petrinja in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia, killing seven people.
- 2013: A suicide bomb attack at the Volgograd-1 railway station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd kills at least 18 people and wounds 40 others.
The New York Times — DECEMBER 29, 1979
Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashes into a wall in Muan, South Korea, killing 179 of the 181 occupants. It is the worst aircraft accident on South Korean soil in history.2024
Weather in New York
48°F
Partly Cloudy
- High
- 48°F
- Low
- 36°F
- Humidity
- 64%
- Wind
- 23 km/h
Music
Billboard #1 (This Week)
Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
Rupert Holmes
Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
Rupert Holmes
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Movies
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Alien
Academy Award (1979)
Soylent Green
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Apocalypse Now
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Caligula
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Mad Max
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