1979
10 verified events recorded in 1979.
Activity over time
Events per year
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-12-27 | Soviet Afghanistan Invasion Positions BCCI for CIA Covert Operations Expansion Central Intelligence Agency · ISI Pakistan · General Zia ul-Haq · BCCI · +2 | confirmed | |
| 1979-10-06 | Volcker Shock - Federal Reserve Raises Rates to 20%, Recession Begins Paul Volcker · Jimmy Carter | confirmed | |
| 1979-06-01 | Falwell and Weyrich Found Moral Majority, Fusing Religious Right with Corporate Agenda Jerry Falwell · Paul Weyrich · Ed McAteer · Richard Viguerie · +3 | confirmed | |
| 1979-06-01 | Moral Majority Founded - Corporate Agenda Masked by Religious Cultural Warfare Paul Weyrich · Jerry Falwell · Richard Viguerie · Howard Phillips · +3 | confirmed | |
| 1979-01-08 | Vietnam Veterans File Agent Orange Class Action Lawsuit Against Dow Chemical and Monsanto - Corporations Deny Liability Despite Evidence Lawyer Victor Yannacone · Dow Chemical Company · Monsanto Company · Vietnam Veterans · +2 | confirmed | |
| 1979-01-02 | Federation for American Immigration Reform Founded, Launching Modern Nativist Movement Infrastructure John Tanton · Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) · Pioneer Fund · Cordelia Scaife May · +1 | confirmed | |
| 1979-01-01 | ALEC Begins Tobacco Industry Partnership for Legislative Influence American Legislative Exchange Council · Tobacco Institute · ALEC Executive Director | confirmed | |
| 1979-01-01 | Heritage Foundation Begins "Mandate for Leadership" Preparation for Reagan Transition Edwin Feulner · Jack Eckerd · Robert Krieble · Heritage Foundation | confirmed | |
| 1979-01-01 | Supreme Court Adopts Bork's "Consumer Welfare Standard," Transforming Antitrust Law U.S. Supreme Court · Robert Bork | confirmed | |
| 1979-01-01 | Wage Stagnation Era Begins: Productivity-Pay Gap Opens as Union Power Collapses American workers · Corporate management · Federal Reserve · Business Roundtable | confirmed |