Nov 18 Spain's parliament establishes democracy after 37 years of dictatorship

Nov 29 Free agent Reggie Jackson signs 5 year pact with Yankees

Nov 09 UN General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa

Nov 10 Utah Supreme Court OKs execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore

Nov 26 Ringo releases "Hey Baby" single

Nov 02 Jimmy Carter elected as the (38th) US President

Nov 19 George Harrison releases "This Song"

Nov 05 The latest model of the Sea Cobra helicopter, the AH-1T, was turned over to the Marine Corps from Bell Helicopter Textron for further testing.

Nov 25 OJ Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs Detroit

Dec 20 Israel's PM Yitzhak Rabin resigns

Dec 13 Golden Gate Bridge District starts ferry service to Larkspur

Dec 13 Longest non-stop passenger airflight (Sydney to San Francisco 13h14m)

Dec 21 UN General Assembly passes a resolution declaring 1979-Year of Child

Dec 12 QB Joe Namath last game as a New York Jet

Dec 22 35 Unification church couples wed in NYC

Dec 22 Olive Diefenbaker dies; wife of former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.

Dec 16 George a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months

Dec 31 TV soap "Somerset" ends 6 year run

Dec 15 Argo Merchant tanker off Massachusetts' SE coast, spills 7.6 m gallons of crude when the ship runs aground

Dec 16 Government halts swine flu vaccination program following reports of paralysis

Dec 26 In St. John's Newfoundland a nursing home fire kills 21 elderly residents.

Dec 07 UN Security Council endorses Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General for 2nd 5 yr term

Dec 04 Liz Taylor's 7th marriage (John Warner)

May 19 Senate establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

May 20 USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR

May 25 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali KOs Richard Dunn in Munich

May 03 Pulitzer prize awarded to Saul Bellow (Humboldt's Gift)

May 11 Emmy 3rd Daytime Award presentation

May 22 NASA launches space vehicle S-179

May 15 "Fonz Song" by Heyettes hits #91

May 12 Bayern Munich wins 21st Europe Cup 1

May 30 Bobby Unser sets world record for the fastest pit stop (4 seconds)

May 24 Muhammad Ali TKOs Richard Dunn in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

May 16 Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens sweep Philadelphia Flyers in 4 games

May 17 In Uzbek SSR a 7.1 quake killed 6 and 10,000 homeless in Gazli area. Damage reported in parts of Uzbek, Tadzhik, and Turkham SSR

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