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In 1979, Texas Democratic state senators fled the Capitol to break a quorum to block an election bill from getting voted on.

This motorcycle crew wanted a different thrill in 1979. Instead of speeding and zooming around, riders weaved around each other to create a mesmerizing display.

If it wasn't for an old poem written by Billy Corgan, the words to "1979" by Smashing Pumpkins would likely be entirely different.

Assigned to the Gifford Fire, a strike team from the Sacramento area paused to pay their respects to colleagues killed 46 years ago battling a different ...

The Islamic Revolution of 1979, which toppled Iran's Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was one of the most significant political events of the past 50 years, said Charlie Gammell in the Financial Times.

Original publication: July 1979. “God’s Law” By William Burroughs We have recently seen the defeat of Senator Briggs’s antigay bill (Proposition Six) in California. What did Proposition ...

The surge in the Russell 2000 of 3% marked the 56th time since 1979 that the small-cap index rose that much, according to technical analysts at Piper Sander.

In 1979, the music industry saw pivotal changes as punk evolved into new wave and post-punk, influencing classic artists like Pink Floyd and Neil Young.

Everything to know about 'Alien: Earth,' a spin-off of Ridley Scott's 1979 film "Alien: Earth" premieres on Aug. 12 on Hulu and FX.

From fixed-screen shooters like Galaxian and Galaga were born side-scrolling shooters like Defender and vertical scrollers like Xevious.