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1979
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12
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9
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Murle Breer/Dave Eichelberger wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
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0
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1979
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12
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10
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Piet Dankert appointed as chairman of European Parliament
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0
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1979
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12
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11
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Geoff Boycott scores cricket century in a limited-over international
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0
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1979
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12
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11
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Great Britain grants independence to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)
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0
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1979
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12
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12
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Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce
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0
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1979
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12
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12
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Rhodesia becomes independent nation of Zimbabwe
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0
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1979
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12
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12
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President of Pakistanp~ Zia-ul-Haqp~ confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam.
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0
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1979
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12
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13
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Oklahoma! opens at Palace Theater NYC for 301 performances
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0
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1979
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12
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13
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Strikes against price increases in Gdansk Poland
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0
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1979
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12
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14
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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0
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1979
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12
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15
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Deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama
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0
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1979
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12
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15
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World Court in Hague rules Iran should relase all US hostages
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0
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1979
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12
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16
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68th Davis Cup: USA beats Italy in San Francisco (5-0)
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0
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1979
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12
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16
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QB Roger Staubach's last regular season game with the Dallas Cowboys
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0
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1979
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12
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17
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Budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle)
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0
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1979
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12
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18
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Stanley Barrett 1st to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH)
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0
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1979
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12
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21
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Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game
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0
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1979
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12
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21
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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0
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1979
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12
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21
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New constitution for Zimbabwe agreed
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0
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1979
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12
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23
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NY Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks
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0
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