1979
From top to bottom, left to right: the Soviet–Afghan War begins as the Soviet Union invades Afghanistan; the Iran hostage crisis erupts when militants seize the U.S. embassy in Tehran; Air New Zealand Flight TE-901 crashes into Mount Erebus in Antarctica, killing all 257 aboard; Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park turns into a riot during an anti-disco stunt; the Three Mile Island accident causes a partial nuclear meltdown in Pennsylvania, raising worldwide concerns about nuclear safety; the Sony Walkman debuts, transforming portable music; the SALT II treaty is signed by the U.S. and the Soviet Union to limit nuclear arms; the 1979 oil crisis sends fuel prices soaring after upheaval in Iran; and the Egypt–Israel peace treaty is signed, marking the first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab nation.
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1979 (MCMLXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1979th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 979th year of the 2nd millennium, the 79th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1970s decade.