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 ...
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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 ...
Oct 29, 2009 · The British started the revival of free-market economics in the West by electing Margaret Thatcher. Deng Xiaoping set China on a new economic ...
1979 News Events include Three Mile island Nuclear Accident, USSR Invades Afghanistan, Tehran US Hostage Crisis, Margaret Thatcher elected Prime minister,
Major Events of 1979 · SALT II · US and China establish full diplomatic relations · Vietnamese take Phnom Penh, China invades Vietnam · Ali Bhutto hung · Soviets ...
Top News Stories from 1979 ; Vietnam and Vietnam-backed Cambodian insurgents announce fall of Cambodian capital Phnom Penh and collapse of Pol Pot regime (Jan. 7) ...
September 1 – The U.S. Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn, when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 km. · September 12 – Hurricane ...
The most significant turning point of 1979 was the Iranian Revolution led by the Ayatollah Khomeini, a world-historical event possessing the ...
Oct 27, 2023 · 1979 saw the end of an era in history with much tragedy, heartbreak, and disaster, but one that strengthened the resolve and grit of people ...