| Year | 1979 |
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| Year Summary | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), replacing James Callaghan (Labour) on 4 May. US President is James Earl (Jimmy) Carter. Minimum Lending Rate at 17%. Trevor Francis is the first £1m football transfer. UK top selling car is the Ford Cortina. Douglas Adams publishes 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. |
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| Last Update | 2018-09-14 08:37:44 |