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5 days ago · August 9 – Raymond Washington, co-founder of the Crips, today one of the largest, most notorious gangs in the United States, is shot and killed 5 months after his arrest for quadruple murder (his killers have not yet been identified). August 10 – Michael Jackson releases his first breakthrough album Off the Wall.
1 day ago · The Sino-Vietnamese War (also known by other names) was a brief conflict that occurred in early 1979 between China and Vietnam. China launched an offensive ostensibly in response to Vietnam's invasion and occupation of Cambodia in 1978, which ended the rule of the Chinese-backed Khmer Rouge. The conflict lasted for about a month, with China ...
- 17 February-16 March 1979(3 weeks and 6 days)
3 days ago · The Iranian Revolution (Persian: انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân [ʔeɴɢeˌlɒːbe ʔiːɾɒːn]), also known as the 1979 Revolution and the Islamic Revolution (انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979.
2 days ago · 1979 Calendar. User-friendly calendar of 1979, the dates are listed by month including week numbers. View the online 1979 calendar.
1 day ago · United Kingdom - Thatcher, Politics, Economy: In the subsequent election, in May 1979, the Conservatives under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher were swept into power with the largest electoral swing since 1945, securing a 43-seat majority.
3 days ago · Vote up the best TV series based on the episodes that aired between 1970 and 1979. The 1970s marked a revolutionary period in television, giving rise to numerous shows that have stood the test of time.
4 days ago · 1979. Singer-Songwriter Country. Amanda / Lonesome, On'ry and Mean. Waylon Jennings. 3.75 33. June 1979. Outlaw Country. Pilot of the Airwaves / Sweetheart. Charlie Dore.
