Year of record

1979

10 verified events recorded in 1979.

10 events From Jan 1, 1979 To Dec 27, 1979 Open in filter view →

Date	Event	Status
1979-12-27	Soviet Afghanistan Invasion Positions BCCI for CIA Covert Operations Expansion 4 src Central Intelligence Agency	confirmed
1979-10-06	Volcker Shock - Federal Reserve Raises Rates to 20%, Recession Begins 3 src Paul Volcker · Jimmy Carter	confirmed
1979-06-01	Falwell and Weyrich Found Moral Majority, Fusing Religious Right with Corporate Agenda 3 src Jerry Falwell · Paul Weyrich · Richard Viguerie · Howard Phillips · +1	confirmed
1979-06-01	Moral Majority Founded - Corporate Agenda Masked by Religious Cultural Warfare 3 src Paul Weyrich · Jerry Falwell · Richard Viguerie · Howard Phillips · +1	confirmed
1979-01-08	Vietnam Veterans File Agent Orange Class Action Lawsuit Against Dow Chemical and Monsanto - Corporations Deny Liability Despite Evidence 3 src	confirmed
1979-01-02	Federation for American Immigration Reform Founded, Launching Modern Nativist Movement Infrastructure 3 src	confirmed
1979-01-01	ALEC Begins Tobacco Industry Partnership for Legislative Influence 3 src American Legislative Exchange Council	confirmed
1979-01-01	Heritage Foundation Begins "Mandate for Leadership" Preparation for Reagan Transition 2 src Edwin Feulner · Heritage Foundation	confirmed
1979-01-01	Supreme Court Adopts Bork's "Consumer Welfare Standard," Transforming Antitrust Law 3 src U.S. Supreme Court · Robert Bork	confirmed
1979-01-01	Wage Stagnation Era Begins: Productivity-Pay Gap Opens as Union Power Collapses 3 src American workers · Federal Reserve · Business Roundtable	confirmed