21 August 1979 August 21, 2015 Author: Staff The Soviet ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the United States. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we've put it in an impossible situation." Margaret Mead — Click here for more from Margaret Mead Related posts: 21 August 1979 11 February 1979 9 June 1979 12 October 1979 10 November 1979 27 December 1979 16 January 1979 18 February 1979 17 February 1979 9 June 1979 Categories: History Tags: 1979, 21 August