What Happened in 1979 - On This Day
What happened and who was famous in 1979? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1979.
1979 Fun Facts, Trivia and History - Pop Culture Madness
On January 29, 1979, 16-year-old Brenda Spencer opened fire on the Cleveland Elementary School from her house across the street with a rifle, killing two people and injuring eight others. She said she did it because “I don’t like Mondays.”
1979 - Wikipedia
1979 (MCMLXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1979th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 979th year of the 2nd millennium, the 79th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1970s decade.
1979: what happened that year? | Takemeback.to
The year 1979 saw some notable firsts: the first person killed by a robot, the first gay and lesbian civil rights march on Washington, the first female prime minister of the UK, the first discovery of an extraterrestrial volcano, and the first recorded instance of a comet hitting the sun.
Historical Events in 1979 - On This Day
Historical events from year 1979. Learn about 687 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1979 or search by date or keyword.
1979 in the United States - Wikipedia
January 21 – Super Bowl XIII: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 35–31 at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. January 29 – Brenda Ann Spencer opens fire at a school in San Diego, California, killing two faculty members and wounding eight students.
Year 1979 Fun Facts, Trivia, and History - HobbyLark
Jun 7, 2024 · This article teaches you fun facts, trivia, and history events from the year 1979. Find out about popular TV shows, movies, music, books, foods, sports facts, famous birthdays, and other cool pop culture trends to get the right mix of questions and …
1979 Archives - HISTORY
1979. Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979 - Wikipedia
My Sharona" by The Knack (singer Doug Fieger pictured) was the number one song of 1979. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1979. [1] [2] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 22, 1979.
Why 1979 Was the Year That Truly Changed the World
Oct 30, 2009 · Could it be that what happened 10 years earlier, in the annus mirabilis 1979, was the real historical turning point?