What Happened in Jul 1979

Stephen King publishes The Long Walk

The Long Walk is a novel by Stephen King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1979 as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in... Read more

The Clash re-release their self-titled debut album

In the US the Clash's debut album was released one year after Give Em Enough Rope, so it was their second US LP. CBS in America had decided that... Read more

Promotional "Disco Demolition Night" Devolves into Riot at Comiskey Park

Popular Chicago disc jockey Steve Dahl had been fired from local radio station WDAI when its programming shifted from album-oriented rock to an... Read more

"Breaking Away" Is Released

Breaking Away is a 1979 coming of age film that tells the story of four teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana who have graduated from high school and... Read more

AC/DC releases Highway to Hell

Highway to Hell is the sixth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in July 1979. It is also AC/DC's fifth international studio... Read more

Rainbow release Down to Earth

Down To Earth is the fourth studio album released by Rainbow, released in 1979. Most of the album had been already written and recorded by the time... Read more

Ronald Reagan Visits the North American Aerospace Defense Command

CAPTAIN RON NASMAN: Right now, all we can do is provide warning. We have no capability to shoot down any strategic missiles coming into North... Read more