What Happened in Apr 1979

Sverdlovsk Anthrax Leak

In all, 96 people were hospitalized for anthrax during the Sverdlovsk outbreak of 1979, including cutaneous cases. Of these 96 hospitalized people,... Read more

51st Academy Awards

The 51st Academy Awards were presented April 9, 1979 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Johnny... Read more

Fuzzy Zoeller wins the 43rd Masters Tournament

Fuzzy Zoeller birdied the second playoff hole, No. 11, and became the Masters first sudden-death champion. Ed Sneed, who joined Zoeller and Tom... Read more

"Mad Max" Is Released

Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and written by Miller and Byron Kennedy. The film, starring the... Read more

"Manhattan" Is Released

Manhattan is a 1979 romantic comedy film about Isaac Davis (Woody Allen), a twice-divorced 42-year-old comedy writer dating a 17-year-old high... Read more

Five Prisoners Released from Soviet Union in Exchange for Two Soviet Spies

On 20 May 1978, three Soviet foreign intelligence officers were arrested in New Jersey while collecting an agent's report from a secret cache. One... Read more