Timeline 1979 – The ’70s Ends On a Cliffhanger

When you look back it seemed like so much went down in 1979. I vividly remember Three Mile Island and the Hostage Crisis. Fun fact, the US Embassy had been briefly occupied on Feb. 14 by the Iranians in what was called the Valentine's Day incident. Several equally noteworthy events missed here,the Iranian revolution on Feb. 4; the deadliest US aviation accident in Chicago on May 29; the assassination of Lord Mountbatten who was killed Aug. 27 when the IRA blew up his boat; the seizeure of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudia Arabia by militants on Nov. 20; and the attack on the US Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan on Nov. 21 by a mob who believed the US had attacked the mosque. Several people died, the embassy was burned, and the surviving staff had to be rescued after being trapped inside while the building burned.

Good job to the Iranian students. Iran is still oppressed because of Khomeini.

The guy at the end of that Hot Wheels commercial looks like Val Kilmer

Sad it was also the year Ted Cassidy from the Adddams Family tv show died. Same year with John Wayne died.

I remember Mug 'O Lunch was nasty!🤮

Things pre internet were vague.

Disco died that year

20:45 Mr. Mackey—Counselor of South Park Elementary (1997-2025)

The late 70's was my "Golden" era, ending the decade as a 12 year old. About the only worldly events that occurred in my life happened in having my first bedroom to myself with boardgames and my "stuff", a baseball diamond and MLB baseball, and what TV shows would be on TV. I rode my bike, discovered albums and looked forward to Sunday dinner at Grandmas. I feel as though a lot of this is gone forever in this modern era?! Funny, I dint think we ever realize we are living in the best moments of our lives, when they are happening, just fortunate that mine happened at the time that they did!!

Sis Vicious was such a quality white guy