Interesting Images Showing off the World in 1979
1979 was a year marked by several momentous events that occurred worldwide, creating a turning point politically, culturally, and socially.
The following images depict, for example, the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, which led to the overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who had the support of the United Kingdom and the United States. Also in that same year, Chinese troops invaded Vietnam.
Furthermore, 1979 saw the beginning of technological innovation with the appearance of public telephones and photo booths, which marked a before and after in history.
Looking at the photos from that year, we see a world that forever changed the way of life at that time.
Managua, 1979
Sandinistas at the InterContinental Hotel, Managua, 1979.
Dustman's Strike
Dustman's Strike, London, 1979.
London, 1979
Two young punks attending the Sid Vicious memorial march in London, 1979.
Switzerland, 1979
Teenagers in Switzerland, 1979.
Times Square, NYC, 1979
Midtown Manhattan, looking North towards Times Square, NYC, 1979.
Kabul, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Street scene in Kabul, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1979).
Kabul, 1979
Shoppers at a Kabul market, 1979.
Los Angeles, California
People waiting at a bus stop at Wilshire Blvd & Vermont Ave in Los Angeles, California in 1979.
Philadelphia
Playing pinball in a store in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. January 25th, 1979.
Paignton, England
People enjoying the beach in Paignton, England, 1979.
Central Minnesota, 1979
“My wife, her sister, and cousins enjoying a winter day at the family farm, central Minnesota, 1979.”
Shenandoah National Park Virginia, 1979
“My dad with his dog in the Shenandoah National Park Virginia, 1979.”
Newcastle, 1979
Kids jump from a 2nd story window onto mattresses. Newcastle, 1979.
Warsaw, Poland
Jerusalem Avenue in Warsaw, Poland, 1979.
March 8, 1979
Iranian woman protesting The Hijab Law in Tehran, March 8, 1979 .
NYC, 1979
In front of the Plaza Hotel in NYC at lunchtime, 1979.
Croatia, 1979
Grandma on holiday in Croatia, 1979.
October 14, 1979
First March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights, October 14, 1979.
Sino-Vietnamese War, 1979
Exhausted Chinese soldiers take a rest during the Sino-Vietnamese War, 1979.
Tehran, 1979
A young Iranian communist holding two books about Russian revolution in her hands, one titled History of the Russian Revolution and the other is titled Young Lenin. Tehran, 1979.
