1979
Carter's final year
1979 refers to the calendar year between 1978 and 1980.
Like other year numbers, it functions as a noun (1979 was a pivotal year), an adjective (the 1979 revolution), or part of a date (January 15, 1979).
Years are often shorthand for their defining events—1979 evokes the Iranian Revolution, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, or the Three Mile Island accident, depending on context.
Raw, fast rock genre
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- AtariSeventies gaming pioneer
- Apocalypse NowVietnam War epic
Mad Max · Kramer vs Kramer · The Warriors · roller skates · Superman · Star Trek · Fleetwood Mac · The Deer Hunter
Pennsylvania nuclear disaster site
- Afghanistan invasionForeign military occupation of Central Asian nation
- Voyager 1Interstellar NASA spacecraft
- SkylabPioneering American orbital habitat
- C-SPANNetwork televising Congress
Margaret Thatcher · Pope John Paul II · Deng Xiaoping · gas shortage · oil crisis · Pittsburgh Pirates · Greensboro · USSR
Easing of strained relations
- Soviet UnionFormer communist superstate
- arms raceEscalating weapons accumulation between nations
- nuclearOf atomic energy
- superpowerDominant nation or magical ability
containment · proxy war · espionage · KGB · CIA · NATO · Warsaw Pact · communism
Surface for rhythmic movement
- Bee GeesDisco-era brother trio
- Studio 54Iconic disco-era nightclub
- glitterballRotating reflective dance sphere
- boogieRhythmic blues music
funk · groove · Soul Train · Chic · four-on-the-floor · bassline · polyester · platform shoes
- AyatollahSenior Shia clerical title
- ShahPersian word for king
- TehranIran's capital city
- hostageCaptive held as security
uprising · overthrow · theocracy · protest · demonstration · clerics · opposition · embassy
Evoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
- memoriesStored past experiences
- yesteryearTime not long past
reminisce · childhood · flashback · bygone · classic · timeless · sentimentality · memory lane
punk
Raw, fast rock genre
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- AtariSeventies gaming pioneer
Mad Max · Apocalypse Now · Kramer vs Kramer · The Warriors · roller skates · Superman · Star Trek · Fleetwood Mac · The Deer Hunter · Dallas
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania nuclear disaster site
- Afghanistan invasionForeign military occupation of Central Asian nation
- Voyager 1Interstellar NASA spacecraft
- SkylabPioneering American orbital habitat
Margaret Thatcher · Pope John Paul II · C-SPAN · Deng Xiaoping · gas shortage · oil crisis · Pittsburgh Pirates · Greensboro · USSR
détente
Easing of strained relations
- Soviet UnionFormer communist superstate
- arms raceEscalating weapons accumulation between nations
- nuclearOf atomic energy
superpower · containment · proxy war · espionage · KGB · CIA · NATO · Warsaw Pact · communism · capitalism
dancefloor
Surface for rhythmic movement
- Bee GeesDisco-era brother trio
- Studio 54Iconic disco-era nightclub
- glitterballRotating reflective dance sphere
boogie · funk · groove · Soul Train · Chic · four-on-the-floor · bassline · polyester · platform shoes · flares
Khomeini
hostage · uprising · overthrow · theocracy · protest · demonstration · clerics · opposition · embassy · revolution
retro
Evoking recent past
yesteryear · reminisce · childhood · flashback · bygone · classic · timeless · sentimentality · memory lane · old-fashioned
1979antiquity
Great age, ancient era
ancient times · the present · today · prehistory · now
- 1970s musicDecade's popular songs