USA Archive
-
War in the Persian Gulf
Posted on October 6, 1980 | No Comments6 October 1980, Iran & Iraq: Suddenly the nightmare, the conflict that had only been discussed as a worst-case scenario, was at hand -
Moscow’s Bold Challenge
Posted on December 12, 1979 | No Comments12 December 1979, Afghanistan: So saying, Carter angrily halts grain sales and postpones SALT in a series of retaliations against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan -
The Storm over the Shah
Posted on December 10, 1979 | No Comments10 December 1979: From its earliest beginnings, the U.S. has been a haven for refugees -
Sacrilege in Mecca
Posted on December 3, 1979 | No Comments3 December 1979, Makkah: It was as great a sacrilege to devout Muslims -
Iran: The Test of Wills
Posted on November 26, 1979 | No Comments26 November 1979, Iran: "Faith of our fathers, living still," sang a weary, anxious, deeply troubled Jimmy Carter -
The Squeeze of ’79
Posted on October 22, 1979 | No Comments22 October 1979, USA: Even by the standards of the 1970s, the decade of recurring recession, relentless inflation and repeated runs on the no longer almighty dollar, it was a wild week -
The Pope in America
Posted on October 15, 1979 | No Comments15 October 1979, USA: Lifelike posters of John Paul II—complete with the hint of a halo—were out on the streets too
Loading ...