KXEL@80–1979

The Year Was 1979–in the news, Americans working at the U.S. Embassy in Iran (including Iowan Kathryn Koob) were taken hostage, the SALT II treaty was signed between the U.S. and U.S.S.R., the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, and trouble at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant…on television, “Facts of Life” premiered, as did “SportsCenter” on the new ESPN cable channel…moviegoers watched “The Jerk” and “Apocalypse Now”…and popular songs included “Bad Girls” by Donna Summer, “Reunited” by Peaches and Herb, David Naughton’s “Makin’ It” and “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor.