‘History teaches, perhaps, very few clear lessons. But surely one such lesson learned by the world at great cost is that aggression, unopposed, becomes a contagious disease.’ Jimmy Carter 39th. U.S. President Served Jan. 20, 1977 – Jan. 20, 1981
Walter Mondale
42nd. U.S. Vice President Served Jan. 20, 1977 – Jan. 20, 1981
World events
t Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 1 after nearly 15 years of exile. t The Iranian army withdraws to its barracks Feb. 10, leaving power in the hands of Ayatollah Khomeini, ending the Pahlavi dynasty.
Margaret Thatcher becomes prime minister of England.
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t The People’s Republic of China invades northern Vietnam on Feb. 17, launching the Sino-Vietnamese War. t The Sahara Desert experiences snow for 30 minutes Feb. 18. t In a ceremony at the White House, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel sign a peace treaty March 26. t Iran’s government becomes an Islamic Republic by a 98 percent vote April 1, over-
throwing the Shah officially. t Schoolchildren in the Central African Republic are arrested (and around 100 killed) for protesting against compulsory school uniforms April 17. An African judicial commission later determines that Emperor Jean-BĂŠdel Bokassa “almost certainlyâ€? took part in the massacre. t Conservatives win a majority in the British Parliament on May 3, making Margaret Thatcher the first female prime minister. t The Iran hostage crisis begins Nov. 4, when 3,000 Iranian radicals, mostly students, invade the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and take 90 hostages (53 of whom are American). They demand that the United States send the former Shah of Iran back to stand trial.
t The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified Dec. 9, making smallpox the first of only two human diseases that have been driven to extinction. t The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan Dec. 24, and Babrak Karmal replaces overthrown and executed President Hafizullah Amin, which begins the war.
U.S. News
t “The Dukes of Hazard� debuts on CBS on Jan. 26. t Brenda Ann Spencer opens fire at a school in San Diego on Jan. 29. Her justification for the action, “I don’t like Mondays�, inspires the Boomtown Rats to make a song of the same name. t Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time March 8. t The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered
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