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On March 14, 1979, Judy Chicago’s art installation "The Dinner Party" opens at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The piece remains one of the most famous—and controversial—works of feminist art.
Die amerikanische Künstlerin Judy Chicago vor ihrer "Dinner Party" in der Frankfurter Kunsthalle Schirn anläÃlich der Eröffnung der Ausstellung am 30. April 1987. Die vielbeachtete und vieldiskutierte "Dinner Party", ein feministisches Abendmahl, besteht aus einem groÃen dreieckigen Tisch, der für 39 herausragende Frauengestalten der Geschichte gedeckt ist. Zu jedem der Gedecke gehört ein bemalter oder plastisch gestalteter, die weiblichen Geschlechtsteile symbolisierender Teller, ein Abendmahlskelch und ein bestickter Tischläufer mit dem Namen der Frau. (Photo by Kai-Uwe Wärner/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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In a ceremony at the White House, Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sign a historic peace agreement, ending three decades of hostilities between Egypt and Israel and establishing diplomatic and commercial ties.
US President Jimmy Carter (C) congratulates Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat (L) and Israeli Premier Menachem Begin (R) as they shake hands on March 26, 1979 on the north lawn of the White House, Washington D.C., after signing the historic US-sponsored peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. In 1978, Israel and Egypt sealed a historic agreement promising peace and security to people in the Middle East, the Camp David Accords. (Photo by CONSOLIDATED NEWS PICTURES / AFP) (Photo by -/CONSOLIDATED NEWS PICTURES/AFP via Getty Images)
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At 4 a.m. on March 28, 1979, one of the worst accidents in the history of the U.S. nuclear power industry begins when a pressure valve in the Unit-2 reactor at Three Mile Island fails to close. Cooling water, contaminated with radiation, drained from the open valve into adjoining buildings, and the core began to dangerously overheat.
1979: The Three Mile Island nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the scene of a notorious nuclear leak. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)
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On June 11, 1979, John Wayne, an iconic American film actor famous for starring in countless westerns, dies at age 72 after battling cancer for more than a decade.
This Day In History takes us back to June 11th, 1979, Hollywood lost its best cowboy everJohn Wayne. Nick named the “Duke” after the family dog, Wayne wasn’t always the tough guy he played on screen, but a family man. Learn about his legacy in this great clip about the actor.
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On December 24, 1979, the Soviet Union invades Afghanistan, under the pretext of upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty of 1978.
AFGHANISTAN - DECEMBER 31: The Soviet army in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 31st, 1979. (Photo by Francois LOCHON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
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