1979 World Events

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Brooke Fowler

Mr. Davis

CIS 146
02 February 2008

World Events of April 1979 Although it was almost twenty-nine years ago, many events of April 1979 still have an impact on us today. One major event that plays a large part in current events today is linked to a major event that happened on April 1, 1979. It was on this day that Iran's government became an Islamic Republic by a 98% vote, overthrowing the Shah officially. This event forever changed the Middle East and the Islamic Republic. Many tragedies occurred during 1979, but one that Texas will forever remember is an event that took place on April 10. In the town of Wichita Falls, Texas, a tornado hit, the most notable of 26 that hit that day, killing 42
Nickelodeon has expanded greatly since then and has become a major impact on the children viewers of world. It has included educational program lineups that help to educate our children and promote good behavior. It also provides good, clean cartoons and family entertainment for children and pre-teens. On a humorous note, I must include an incident that happened to one of our most beloved presidents in the eventful month of April. On the 20 of April President Jimmy Carter was attacked by a swamp rabbit while fishing in his hometown of Plains, Ga. I myself don't consider this a major event, but I am sure at the time President Carter did. I am still unclear as to what exactly a swamp rabbit is, but it doesn't sound like a pleasant animal. This story is totally irrelevant and doesn't relate to April 1979 in anyway, but this story does include a swamp rabbit. My brother told me a story of his run-in with a swamp rabbit during his Marine Corp training in North Carolina. His fire-team spotted a creature with antlers hopping around, but too small to be a deer. They approached it carefully as not to startle it. His fellow Marine, Daniel, approached it from the flank and declared that it was indeed not a deer. It was in fact, a swamp rabbit with huge fangs and claws as big as a lions. The swamp rabbit back the two young Marines into a corner, but little did the swamp
Deaths of April 1979 included the death of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, President and Prime Minister of Pakistan, (executed) on April 4th. Famous birthdays are Bart Simpson, April 25; Heath Ledger, Australian actor, April 4; Kate Hudson, American actress, April 19; and the most important person of April 1979 was born on the 26 day of April in DeKalb County, Emily Brooke Murdock. All in all, April of 1979 was an interesting