We start off with a bang... on January 1, 1979 the US and China agreed to formally recognize each other and to establish diplomatic relations. This was certainly a big deal at the time, the ramifications of which continue to this day. Outside of developments in the Middle East, perhaps no other event of 1979 has had-- and will continue to have-- as much impact on US policy as this did, not to mention the financial implications.
GREAT friggin' picture. I remember this one with fond, yet bizarre recall.
ReplyDeleteStupid pandas and ping-pong tournaments. If only we could get out from under the interest on our exorbitant panda loans.
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