Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
The Caribbean island state of Saint Lucia gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
The Sahara Desert temperature dropped so low that some areas became covered in snow.
Ayatollah Khomeini seizes power in Iran.
Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 year in exile.
Varig Flight 967 disappeared thirty minutes after taking off from Tokyo.
Robert Williams became the first recorded person to be killed by a robot in the US.
The Shah of Iran flees the country.
The natural history series 'Life on Earth,' presented by David Attenborough, aired on BBC One in the UK for the first time.
US President Jimmy Carter expressed his support for Martin Luther King's birthday to become a national holiday.
The Khmer Rouge government of Cambodia is overthrown.
