Poll: 1979 events Posted on April 3, 2007 by agd.tanya 1979…. The year my Aunt Jane graduated high school & my cousin Chris was born. 1979 events, pick 3 YMCA sues the Village People for libel Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years of exile Pluto moves inside Neptune’s orbit for the 1st time since either was known to science A nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, releases radiation Soviet biowarfare labs at Sverdlovsk accidentally release airborne anthrax spores, killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock Margaret Thatcher becomes UK’s Prime Minister Susan B. Anthony dollar introduced in the US Iraq President resigns and Vice President Saddam Hussein replaces him ESPN starts broadcasting Iran Hostage Crisis Free polls from Pollhost.com Related