May 4 - Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman to be elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
Mar 26 - Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel and Anwar al-Sadat, President of Egypt, sign Treaty of Peace in Washington, D.C. mediated by President Carter.
Jun 18 - United States President, Jimmy Carter and his counterpart Soviet, Leonid Brezhnev sign the SALT II Treaty to limit the use of nuclear weapons (in 1979 there were 39 nuclear tests in the world)
Jul 19 - Anastasio Somoza in Nicaragua is overthrown by the Sandinista National Liberation Front
16 Jul - Saddam Hussein assumes the Presidency of Iraq
Oct 17 - Mother Teresa of Calcutta receives the Nobel Peace Prize
Feb 11 - Ayatollah Khomeini takes over the Iranian Government and, eventually, the Islamic Republic is proclaimed
Jan 1 - US & China (Peoples’ Republic) begin diplomatic relations
Jul 1 - Sony introduces the first Walkman (allowing you to carry your music with you)
Nov 23 - English rock group, Pink Floyd, launches its album "The Wall"
