Historical Events
Meeting of Interest
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in Cairo
Menachem Begin
Anwar Sadat
Famous Birthdays
- Jesse Carmichael, American musician and songwriter (Maroon 5), born in Boulder, Colorado
Famous Deaths
- Carroll D Rosenbloom, LA Rams president, dies at 72
- Ivan Barrow, cricketer (11 Tests for West Indies 1930-39), dies
What Happened in 1979
Jimmy Carter Attacked by a Rabbit
Jimmy Carter shoos away the infamous rabbit as he goes fishing in his hometown in Georgia
April 20, 1979Down With Disco!
Anti-disco baseball fans hold a 'Disco Sucks' sign during Disco Demolition Night in Chicago, 1979
July 12, 1979Iran Hostage Crisis
Iranian students storm the walls of the US Embassy in Tehran
November 4, 1979
