3 December 1979 December 2, 2021 Author: Staff Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The great principle which this house ought to guard and cherish is that, when the tax collector comes to the private citizen and takes from him of his wealth for the services of the public, the whole of that money taken shall go for the purposes for which it is intended, and that no private interests, however powerfully they may be organized and however eloquently advocated, shall thrust their dirty fingers into the pie and take the profits for themselves." Winston Churchill — Click here for more from Winston Churchill Related posts: 3 December 1979 11 February 1979 11 February 1979 11 February 1979 24 February 1989 21 November 1979 16 January 1979 16 January 1979 16 February 1985 16 February 1985 Categories: History Tags: 1979, 3 December