View a 1979 calendar World Events World Statistics Population: 4.378 billion population by decade Nobel Peace Prize: Mother Teresa of Calcutta (India) More World Statistics... Vietnam and Vietnam-backed Cambodian insurgents announce fall of Cambodian capital Phnom Penh and collapse of Pol Pot regime (Jan. 7).

Nov 30, 2021 · In 1979, the price of oil reached a record $25 per barrel. One of the key elements that led to the 1980 recession was the 1979 energy crisis, which was mainly caused by the Iranian Revolution and a subsequent disruption of the global oil supply.

Nov 2, 2019 · November 1979: 13 things that happened 40 years ago this month The Greensboro massacre, the hostage crisis and a false alarm that almost led to nuclear war. The crisis in Iran dominated everything in November of 1979, from news broadcasts to water cooler talk. But it wasn’t the only thing that happened that month.

Oct 1, 2019 · On October 6, 1979, the Federal Open Market Committee (also known as the Federal Reserve), led by Paul Volcker, announced a change in the method used to calculate the federal funds rate. (The arcane change is explained here .) The goal was to convince businesses and consumers that inflation was defeated. It wasn’t so much the new policy that ...

Historical Events in December 1979. Dec 1 44th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 25-18 in Birmingham. Dec 1 Australia's World Series Cricket men return to the fold in the drawn 1st Test v West Indies in Brisbane; ex-WSC players Bruce Laird (92), Greg Chappell (74) & David Hookes (33no) provide the scoring on Day 1 in home side's 229/5. Dec 2 ...

Tuesday August 28, 1979. We've performed the most in-depth research possible on August 28, 1979, here's what our experts found out: it was Tuesday, under the sign of Virgo (see Chinese Zodiac and Moon Sign on August 28, 1979 ). The US president was Jimmy Carter (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John ...

Or Rabinowitz' 2014 book Bargaining on Nuclear Tests argues strongly that the Vela Incident was an Israeli test that was coordinated with or approved by the South Africans, and also asserts that the device tested could not have been a South African device, as they did not yet have one that could have been tested. The book cites NSC and CIA documentation indicating that the US …

Nov 29, 2022 · The day, 30 November holds a significant place in the history books as a number of slew events took place on this day. While London witnessed a terrifying fire that destroyed the Crystal Palace in 1936, US President Clinton signed the Brady Bill into law in 1979 to prevent the illegal possession of firearms. In 1979, the English band Pink Floyd ...

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