16 January 1979 Posted on January 15, 2013 by Staff The Shah of Iran leaves Iran with his family and relocates to Egypt. Famous Words of Inspiration..."America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln — Click here for more from Abraham Lincoln Related posts: 16 January 1979 11 February 1979 9 June 1979 21 August 1979 12 October 1979 10 November 1979 27 December 1979 22 January 1957 22 September 1980