Tales Of The Troubles

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January 1980: "Irish heroes on the blanket in Long Kesh"
In January 1980, Pink Floyd's double album "The Wall" hit number 1.
December 1979: Dungannon Land Mine Attack
December 1979 saw Chris Haney and Scott Abbott develop the board game Trivial Pursuit.
November 1979: Severe mental and physical damage
November 1979 saw Ronald Reagan announce his candidacy for US President in NYC.
October 1979: The "Pigs" will fight for 20 years
October 1979 saw Mother Teresa of Calcutta awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
September 1979: "On my knees, I beg of you..."
September 1979 saw a 5-day MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) "No Nukes" concert against nuclear power open at Madison Square Garden, NYC.

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August 1979: Mountbatten
August 1979 saw “Off the Wall", the 5th studio album by Michael Jackson, released.
July 1979: Paisley Says No!
Famous stand-up comic and actor Kevin Hart was born in Philadelphia in July 1979.
June 1979: Safeguards for Interrogations
In June 1979, Joe Clark was sworn in as the youngest Prime Minister in Canadian history.
May 1979: "a free, united and Gaelic Ireland."
May 1979 saw RCA Records release David Bowie's 13th studio album, "Lodger".
April 1979: The IRA's Largest Bomb
April 1979 saw the release of the Australian film "Mad Max", starring Mel Gibson and directed by George Miller.
March 1979: "...abstain in person"
March 1979 was a month for political developments.
February 1979: Shankill Butchers Sentenced
American publishing heiress Patty Hearst was released from prison for bank robbery in February 1979.
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