Nov 05, 2016 · 30 Jun 1979 Got To Go Disco closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 8 performances; 01 Jul 1979 Stampede Pass, Washington is covered with 6 of snow; 02 Jul 1979 Susan B Anthony dollar is issued, 1st US coin to honor a woman; 03 Jul 1979 U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime ...

1979 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1979th year of the Common Era (CE) and ... Carter addresses the nation in a televised speech talking about the "crisis of confidence in America today"; it would go on to …

Oct 15, 2016 · Historical Events for the Year 1979. 1st January » Formal diplomacy or diplomatic relations are established between China and the United States. 7th January » Sino-Vietnamese War or Third Indochina War Cambodian–Vietnamese War: Phnom Penh falls to the advancing Vietnamese troops, driving out Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge.

Historical Events in 1979. Jan 1 US & China (Peoples Republic) begin diplomatic relations. Jan 1 65th Rose Bowl: #3 Southern California beats #5 Michigan, 17-10. Jan 1 John Y. Brown attends his first game as owner of the Boston Celtics NBA franchise after trading the Buffalo Braves to previous Celtics owner, Irving H. Levin.

Apr 11 Tanzanian army captures Kampala, the capital of Uganda forcing Ugandan dictator Idi Amin to flee into exile in Libya. May 4 Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman to be elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Jun 3 Ixtoc I rig in the Gulf of Mexico blows, spilling 3 million barrels of oil in one of the worst oil spills in history.

February 13 – The intense February 13, 1979 Windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a 1/2-mile-long section of the Hood Canal Bridge. February 14 – In Kabul, Muslim extremists kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs, who is later killed during a gunfight between his kidnappers and police.

Oct 30, 2009 · By comparison, the events of 10 years earlier—in 1979—surely have a better claim to being truly historic. Just think what was happening in the world 30 years ago.

Apr 02, 1979 · What happened on April 2, 1979. Browse historical events, famous birthdays and notable deaths from Apr 2, 1979 or search by date, day or keyword.

Vietnam and Vietnam-backed Cambodian insurgents announce fall of Cambodian capital Phnom Penh and collapse of Pol Pot regime (Jan. 7). Shah leaves Iran after year of turmoil (Jan. 16); revolutionary forces under Muslim leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, take over (Feb. 1 et seq.). Carter and Brezhnev sign SALT II agreement (June 14).

3 May – 1979 United Kingdom general election. 4 May – The Conservatives win the General Election by a 44-seat majority and Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe is …