January 1979Voyager 1 Jupiter Science Phase BeginsEdward C. Stone
Voyager 1 begins intensive approach observations of Jupiter and its satellites before closest approach.
Historical records for United States of America in 1979, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Voyager 1 begins intensive approach observations of Jupiter and its satellites before closest approach.
Dies in New York after the collapse of the Sex Pistols and the death of Nancy Spungen.
The American Ambassador is assassinated. Death of Adolph Dubs, assassinated
Voyager 1 images show Callisto's heavily cratered and ancient surface.
Voyager 1 images reveal Europa's bright, fractured icy surface.
Voyager 1 obtains the first close spacecraft image of Amalthea, showing its elongated reddish shape.
Identifies Thebe, a small inner moon of Jupiter, in Voyager imagery.
Voyager 1 makes its closest approach to Jupiter and surveys its atmosphere, rings and moons.
Identifies a volcanic plume above Io in Voyager 1 imagery, revealing active volcanism beyond Earth.
The committee submitted its final report, preserving its findings on Oswald, possible conspiracy, Cuba-related allegations, and the performance of federal agencies.
Finds anti-Castro Cuban groups were not involved as groups.
The HSCA's final findings did not identify anti-Castro Cuban groups as organizational participants in Kennedy's assassination, despite reviewing militant networks that included MIRR.
Finds the Cuban government was not involved in the assassination.
Voyager images show a bright, sparsely cratered Europan surface crossed by long fractures.
Concludes Oswald's third shot killed President Kennedy.
Finds the FBI and CIA were not involved in the assassination.
Voyager imagery reveals extensive grooved terrain on Ganymede, demonstrating a complex geological history.
Voyager 1 obtains detailed images of the Great Red Spot and surrounding turbulent cloud motions.
Presents the committee's final findings to Congress.
The House Select Committee reported that it found no credible evidence that Oswald had been an FBI informant, despite unresolved concerns about record handling.
Criticizes earlier investigation of possible conspiracy as inadequate.
Voyager colour imagery reveals extensive sulfur-rich deposits and varied volcanic terrain across Io.
Voyager radio observations show strong electrodynamic coupling between Io and Jupiter's magnetic environment.
Voyager instruments record ultraviolet emissions associated with Jupiter's powerful auroral regions.
Leads Voyager imaging studies revealing detailed structures in Jupiter's belts, zones and storms.
Voyager observations detect lightning in Jupiter's atmosphere, demonstrating powerful electrical storms.
Voyager magnetometer measurements map Jupiter's powerful magnetic field.
Voyager energetic-particle instruments map Jupiter's magnetosphere and radiation environment.
Voyager plasma measurements characterize charged particles in Jupiter's magnetosphere.
Voyager radio measurements study Jupiter's intense natural radio emissions.
Voyager 1 imagery reveals the faint ring encircling Jupiter.
Identifies the small inner Jovian moon Metis in Voyager imagery.
Finds organized crime as a group was not involved.
Concludes Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at President Kennedy.
Analysis of Voyager 1 imagery identifies the towering volcanic plume associated with Pele on Io.
Finds Kennedy was probably assassinated as a result of conspiracy.
Cites acoustical evidence suggesting a high probability of two gunmen.
Finds the Secret Service was not involved in the assassination.
Finds the Soviet government was not involved in the assassination.
Voyager imagery reveals the vast multi-ring Valhalla impact structure on Callisto.
Voyager 2 begins its dedicated Jupiter observation campaign during approach to the Jovian system.
Chuck Berry is charged with tax evasion
Death of John Wayne
Death of John Wayne, age 72
The completed SALT II agreement is signed by President Carter & General Secretary Brezhnev. Negotiated for 7 years & finally signed by the US & Russia, but never ratified
Signs the SALT II agreement with Leonid Brezhnev to place broader limits on strategic offensive nuclear forces.
Negotiated for 7 years & finally signed by the US & Russia, but never ratified. An agreement to limit strategic launchers is reached in Vienna and is signed by Leonid Brezhnev and President of the United States Jimmy Carter
Survives an attempt on his life near the NATO HQ in Belgium. Escapes an assassination attempt by the reconstituted Baader-Meinhof Group
Survives an attempt on his life near the NATO HQ in Belgium
Survives an attempt on his life near the NATO HQ in Belgium
Heavyweight Muhammad Ali confirms that his 3rd retirement is final and he vacates the title
President Jimmy Carter signs a directive authorizing the CIA to conduct covert propaganda operations against the revolutionary regime
Voyager 2 flies past Jupiter and extends observations of the planet and Jovian satellites.
Releases Gotta Serve Somebody from Slow Train Coming.
Releases Slow Train Coming during his gospel period.
Records The Long Run, the final Eagles studio album before the band's long breakup.
Iranians want the Shah returned to Iran on charges of torture, murder & robbery
To get the US to return the Shah to Iran on charges of torture, murder & robbery. 500 Iranians sieze the US Embassy in Tehran take 90 hostages & burn the American flag
Iranian students sieze the US Embassy & hold 52 US hostages for 444 days. Ayatollah Khomeini, who assumed control of Iran in Feb, voiced support for the siege
Ayatollah Khomeini says the US backed the occupation of the Great Mosque in Mecca
Ayatollah Khomeini says the US backed the occupation of the Great Mosque in Mecca
A mob in the Pakistani capital burns the US Embassy to the ground, killing a marine
A mob in the Pakistani capital burns the US Embassy to the ground, killing a marine
After Russia invades Afghanistan the US affirms the 1959 Pakistan defense agreement
The US affirms commitment to Pakistan under the 1959 defense agreement. Russia invades Afghanistan & the US affirms the 1959 defense agreement with Pakistan
The US affirms the 1959 defense agreement with Pakistan
The US affirms commitment to Pakistan under the 1959 defense agreement. Russia invades Afghanistan
President Jimmy Carter indicates that the Soviet incursion was "the most serious threat to the peace since the Second World War"
Russia invades Afghanistan & the US affirms the 1959 defense agreement with Pakistan
The US affirms the 1959 defense agreement with Pakistan. After Russia invades Afghanistan the US affirms the 1959 Pakistan defense agreement
After Russia invades Afghanistan the US affirms the 1959 Pakistan defense agreement
Winner of the Oscar for best actress, "Coming Home"
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress in Kramer vs. Kramer
All Quiet on the Western Front is a television movie produced by ITC Entertainment starring actors Richard Thomas from The Waltons fame as Paul Baumer, and Ernest Borgnine as Katczinsky
Stars in, "All Quiet on the Western Front"
All Quiet on the Western Front is a television movie produced by ITC Entertainment starring actors Richard Thomas from The Waltons fame as Paul Baumer, and Ernest Borgnine as Katczinsky
Directs Apocalypse Now, relocating themes from Heart of Darkness to the Vietnam War.
Has a prominent role in Apocalypse Now
The House Select Committee on Assassinations cited Howard Brennan in 1979 as support for its conclusion that the assassin shot at President Kennedy from the Book Depository Building
Carter cuts off economic assistance to Pakistan, except for food assistance, as required under the Symington Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
Concludes 4 shots were fired, the fourth shot came from a second assassin located on the grassy knoll, but missed. The HSCA concluded the existence and location of this alleged fourth shot based on the later discredited Dallas Police Department Dictabelt recording analysis
Stars in Escape from Alcatraz, directed by Don Siegel.
Publication of "Good As Gold"
Appointed Lieutanant Governor of New York
Protesters sack the US embassy in Islamabad, resulting in the death 4 people, sparked by a false report the US was involved in a fire at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
The Shah receives cancer treatment in the US at the invitation of President Carter
Sings lead on Heartache Tonight, a hit single from The Long Run.
The House Select Committee on Assassinations cited Howard Brennan in 1979 as support for its conclusion that the assassin shot at President Kennedy from the Book Depository Building
The HSCA agreed with the single bullet theory, but concluded that it occurred at a time point during the assassination that differed from any of the several time points the Warren Commission theorized it occurred
Concludes 4 shots were fired, the fourth shot came from a second assassin located on the grassy knoll, but missed.
Concludes acoustical evidence establishes a high probability that at least two gunmen fired at the President. Other scientific evidence does not preclude the possibility of two gunmen firing at the President.
Kennedy, the second and third shots he fired struck the President, the third shot he fired killed the President. Concludes Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at Kennedy. The second and third shots Oswald fired struck the President.
Scientific acoustical evidence establishes a high probability that two gunmen fired at President John F. Kennedy. Concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at President John F.
The HSCA agreed with the single bullet theory, but concluded that it occurred at a time point during the assassination that differed from any of the several time points the Warren Commission theorized it occurred
The HSCA agreed with the single bullet theory, but concluded that it occurred at a time point during the assassination that differed from any of the several time points the Warren Commission theorized it occurred.
The HSCA concluded the existence and location of this alleged fourth shot based on the later discredited Dallas Police Department Dictabelt recording analysis. Second chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations
The House Select Committee on Assassinations concludes that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, probably as a result of a conspiracy. Second chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations.
The third shot he fired killed the President.
Sings lead on I Can't Tell You Why, his major vocal showcase with Eagles.
Guth develops the idea of cosmic inflation to solve puzzles in Big Bang cosmology
The increased tensions, as well as the anxiety in the West about masses of Soviet troops being in such proximity to oil-rich regions in the gulf, effectively brings about the end of detente
Releases Joe's Garage Act I, beginning a satirical rock narrative about music, censorship and social control.
Releases Joe's Garage Acts II & III, completing the three-part rock opera begun earlier that year.
The HSCA agreed with the single bullet theory, but concluded that it occurred at a time point during the assassination that differed from any of the several time points the Warren Commission theorized it occurred
The HSCA agreed with the single bullet theory, but concluded that it occurred at a time point during the assassination that differed from any of the several time points the Warren Commission theorized it occurred
"Manhattan", released in 1979, is a black-and-white film that can be viewed as an homage to New York City, which has been described as the true "main character" of the movie
Appears in, "Manhattan"
Performs at the No Nukes concerts at Madison Square Garden with the E Street Band.
The US does not ratify the Treaty after Russia Afghanistans in Dec 1979, Carter & Reagan agree to comply with the provisions if Russia reciprocates. The primary goal of SALT II is to replace the Interim Agreement with a long-term comprehensive Treaty providing broad limits on strategic offensive weapons systems. Senate fails to ratify SALT II
Ceases economic assistance to non-nuclear weapon countries that import uranium-enrichment technology
Orchestral Favorites is released, documenting his work with a large orchestral ensemble.
The Shah receives cancer treatment in the US at the invitation of President Carter
Protesters sack the US embassy in Islamabad, resulting in the death 4 people, sparked by a false report the US was involved in a fire at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
Protesters sack the US embassy in Islamabad, resulting in the death 4 people, sparked by a false report the US was involved in a fire at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
Named the first female partner at Rose Law Firm and twice listed as one of the one hundred most influential lawyers in America
Participates in Senate debate over strategic arms control.
Releases Sheik Yerbouti, a commercially successful double album combining live recordings with extensive studio overdubs.
Protesters sack the US embassy in Islamabad, resulting in the death 4 people, sparked by a false report the US was involved in a fire at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
Protesters sack the US embassy in Islamabad, resulting in the death 4 people, sparked by a false report the US was involved in a fire at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
Sleep Dirt is released, presenting instrumental and composed material from sessions originally intended for larger projects.
Ceases economic assistance to non-nuclear weapon countries that import uranium-enrichment technology. Carter cuts off economic assistance to Pakistan, except for food assistance, as required under the Symington Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
Stars in, "The China Syndrome"
Publication of "The Culture of Naricissism"
"The Executioners Song"
Writes & directs, "The First Great Train Robbery"
Senate fails to ratify SALT II
The primary goal of SALT II is to replace the Interim Agreement with a long-term comprehensive Treaty providing broad limits on strategic offensive weapons systems
Bans aid to countries involved in nuclear development outside international controls
Winner of the womens US tennis open
Winner of the mens US tennis open
Pioneer Venus radar data reveal major highland and lowland regions, including features later mapped in greater detail by Magellan.
All Quiet on the Western Front is a television movie produced by ITC Entertainment starring actors Richard Thomas from The Waltons fame as Paul Baumer, and Ernest Borgnine as Katczinsky
All Quiet on the Western Front is a television movie produced by ITC Entertainment starring actors Richard Thomas from The Waltons fame as Paul Baumer, and Ernest Borgnine as Katczinsky
Publishes, "White House Years"
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