What Happened in Aug 1979
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Sonia Sotomayor Joins the Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Ms. Sotomayor spent about five years as a prosecutor. Interviews with her colleagues and supervisors painted a portrait of a frightened rookie... Read more
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Stephen King publishes The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone is a novel by Stephen King published in 1979. It is about Johnny Smith, who is injured in an accident and enters a coma for nearly... Read more
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First Release of Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War. The plot revolves around two US Army special operations officers, one... Read more
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Louis Mountbatten is Killed by an IRA Bomb While Vacationing
The IRA claim responsibility for the execution of Lord Louis Mountbatten. This operation is one of the discriminate ways we can bring to the... Read more
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The Val Johnson Incident
Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson of Marshall County was on duty that night, driving not far from the North Dakota border, when at around 1:40 a.m. he saw... Read more