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1979 Major News Events 45 Years Ago. Three Mile island Nuclear Accident; China institutes the one child per family rule; General Knowledge Quiz Game Trivial Pursuit Launched; Pink Floyd release "The Wall" USSR Invades Afghanistan; Margaret Thatcher is elected Prime minister in the UK; Sony released the Walkman; Snowboard is invented in the USA
Historical events from year 1979. Learn about 687 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1979 or search by date or keyword.
Clockwise from top-left: the Soviet Union invades Afghanistan, starting the Soviet-Afghan War; Sony releases the Walkman; the SALT II treaties are signed; Iranian students crowd the U.S. embassy in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis; the oil tanker Betelgeuse explodes, killing 50 people; American Airlines Flight 191 crashes, leaving 271 peopl...
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.
Events January. January 1 – The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations. January 4 – The State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of those who were dead or injured from the Kent State shootings.
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. The Soviets began their ...
Major Events Feb 1 Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile Mar 28 A partial meltdown at Three Mile Island nuclear plant in the US results in the release of radioactive gas and iodine into the atmosphere but no deaths
