Remember When 1979

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‘History teaches, perhaps, very few clear lessons. But surely one such lesson learned by the world at great cost is that aggression, unopposed, becomes a contagious disease.’ Jimmy Carter 39th. U.S. President Served Jan. 20, 1977 – Jan. 20, 1981 Porsche 911 SC

1979 COST OF LIVING

Walter Mondale

42nd. U.S. Vice President Served Jan. 20, 1977 – Jan. 20, 1981

World events

• Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 1 after nearly 15 years of exile. • The Iranian army withdraws to its barracks Feb. 10, leaving power in the hands of Ayatollah Khomeini, ending the Pahlavi dynasty. • The People’s Republic of China invades

Margaret Thatcher becomes prime minister of England.

uts on CBS.

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northern Vietnam on Feb. 17, launching the Sino-Vietnamese War. • The Sahara Desert experiences snow for 30 minutes Feb. 18. • In a ceremony at the White House, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel sign a peace treaty March 26. • Iran’s government becomes an Islamic Republic by a 98 percent vote April 1, overthrowing the Shah officially.

• Schoolchildren in the Central African Republic are arrested (and around 100 killed) for protesting against compulsory school uniforms April 17. An African judicial commission later determines that Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa “almost certainly” took part in the massacre. • Conservatives win a majority in the British Parliament on May 3, making Margaret Thatcher the first female prime minister. • The Iran hostage crisis begins Nov. 4, when 3,000 Iranian radicals, mostly students, invade the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and take 90 hostages (53 of whom are American). They demand that the United States send the former Shah of Iran back to stand trial. • The eradication of the smallpox

virus is certified Dec. 9, making smallpox the first of only two human diseases that have been driven to extinction. • The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan Dec. 24, and Babrak Karmal replaces overthrown and executed President Hafizullah Amin, which begins the war.

U.S. News

• “The Dukes of Hazard” debuts on CBS on Jan. 26. • Brenda Ann Spencer opens fire at a school in San Diego on Jan. 29. Her justification for the action, “I don’t like Mondays”, inspires the Boomtown Rats to make a song of the same name. • Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time March 8. • The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the Kennedy Space Center on March

Michael Jackson releases “Off the Wall.”

25, to be prepared for its first launch. • America’s most serious nuclear power plant accident occurs, at Three Mile Island, Penn., on March 28. • President Carter is attacked by a swamp rabbit while fishing in his hometown of Plains, Ga., on April 20. • A Unabomber bomb injures Northwestern University graduate student John Harris on May 9. • A DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O’Hare International Airport on May 25, killing all 271 on board and 2 people on the ground in the deadliest aviation accident in U. S. history. • A Disco Demolition Night publicity stunt goes awry at Comiskey Park on July 12, forcing the Chicago White Sox to forfeit their game against the Detroit Tigers. • Michael Jackson releases his breakthrough album Off the Wall on Aug. 10. It sells 7 million copies in the United States alone, making it a 7x platinum album. • Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn on Sept. 1, when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 km. • The first cable sports channel, ESPN, known as the Entertainment Sports Programming Network, is launched Sept. 7. • The world premiere of “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” is held Dec. 6 at the

BORN THIS YEAR: Adam Levine, musician (March 18). Above left: Drew Brees, NFL quarterback (Jan. 15); Claire Danes, actress (April 12); Kate Hudson, actress (April 19); Metta World Peace, NBA player (Nov. 13).

Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Movies • • • • • • • • • •

“Apocalypse Now” “Alien” “Mad Max” “Being There” “Rocky II” “The Warriors” “10” “Caligula” “Life of Brian” “Kramer vs. Kramer”

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“Heart of Glass,” Blondie “I Will Survive,” Gloria Gaynor “Le Freak,” Chic “Tragedy,” Bee Gees “Hot Stuff,” Donna Summer “Born to Be Alive,” Patrick Hernandez

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“Pop Muzik,” M “My Sharona,” The Knack “Too Much Heaven,” Bee Gees “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” Rod Stewart

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Music

•  Income per year .... $17,500 •  Minimum wage .......... $2.90 •  New house ............ $58,100 •  Rent ............................... $280 •  New car....................... $5,770 •  Gallon of gas .................. 86¢ •  Gallon of milk . ............. $1.50 •  Loaf of bread ................. 40¢ •  First-class stamp ............ 15¢ •  Movie ticket ................ $2.47

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