96th United States Congress - Major Events

Major Events

  • March 28, 1979: Partial nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island
  • July 11, 1979: Skylab began its return to earth
  • November 4, 1979: Iran hostage crisis began
  • 1979 energy crisis
  • February 2, 1980: Abscam became public
  • May 18, 1980: Mount St. Helens erupted
  • 1980 United States heat wave
  • November 4, 1980: United States elections: Reagan/Bush defeated Carter/Mondale. Republicans gain control of the Senate; the first time Republicans gain control of any chamber since 1954.

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