What historical events happened in 1979?

Are there any changes in American football equipment? Why did tribes migrate to Oklahoma in the early 1800s? Where was Daniel Boone the tv show filmed at? Why is a New Yorker known as a Yankee? Why is Mesopotamia call fertile crescent? What is the setting of Inherit the Wind? Who were Hatshepsut's children? Why were pharaohs tombs so important? Why is mum shirl so important? What did leif erikson call the land he discovered? Does the grand trunk road even exist today? Was everybody aloud in a greek theatre performance? What is the packaging and processing organelle of the cell? How did thomas becket react when he found out that Henry ii wanted to change the church courts? What role did the Colonies play in fighting in the French and Indian War? What is it to keep apart people of different races? What was the population of South Carolina during the Civil War? What was the result of proclamation of 1763? What were the pitching stats for baseball player Cal McVey playing for the Chicago White Stockings in 1876? What is the oldest known secret society?