What Happened in Nov 1979

Night in the Ruts

Night in the Ruts is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith. Joe Perry left the band midway through the recording of the... Read more

Edward Kennedy Announces Candidacy for 1980 Presidential Nomination

Kennedy finally threw his hat into the ring for the Democratic nomination in the 1980 presidential election by launching an unusual, insurgent... Read more

Iran Hostage Crisis Begins - Iranian Militants Seize the U.S. Embassy in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran - Hundreds of Iranian school students bused in for the occasion crowded outside the former U.S. Embassy on Monday, burning American... Read more

Robert Taylor Incident

Bob taylor's encounter with the mysterious spheres in dechmont wood near livingston in scotland, is probably one of the most written about cases of... Read more

Ronald Reagan Announces Candidacy for President of the United States

Reagan-formerly an actor, Democrat, and governor of California-had first run for president in 1976 and was only barely beaten for the Republican... Read more

President Carter Issues Executive Order 12170

In the United States, the hostage-taking is said to have created "a surge of patriotism" and left "the American people more united than they have... Read more

"Joe's Garage (Acts II & III)" by Frank Zappa Is Released

Joe's Garage: Acts I, II & III is a 1979 rock opera by Frank Zappa, which tells the story of what could possibly happen if music was made illegal.... Read more

Siege of the Grand Mosque in Mecca

The Siege of the Grand Mosque in Mecca was a pivotal event in the evolution of terrorist actions. Smuggling in their weapons on biers(objects used... Read more

Antarctic Sightseeing Flight Crashes

Air New Zealand Flight 901 (TE901) was a scheduled Antarctic sightseeing flight from Auckland Airport in New Zealand. The Antarctic sightseeing... Read more

Parliament releases Gloryhallastoopid

Gloryhallastoopid (Or Pin the Tale on the Funky) is a 1979 album by the funk ensemble Parliament. It was their penultimate album on the Casablanca... Read more

Pink Floyd releases The Wall

The Wall is a rock opera presented as a double album by Pink Floyd, released by Harvest Records on 30 November 1979 in the United Kingdom and by... Read more