Topics: Jimmy Carter, Donna Summer, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor - Live In Concert, Roots: The Next Generations. (Bonus Artist: Luck Pacheco) 1979 Snapshots 1. Jimmy Carter president 2. Mar - America's most serious nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania. 3. Mar - C-SPAN, an American television channel focusing on government and public affairs, is launched. 4. Apr - On CBS, the final episode of All in the Family is seen by 40.2 million American viewers. 5. Jun - McDonald's introduces the Happy Meal. 6. Sep - ESPN, an all-sports channel, launches and becomes the first cable TV channel to be launched as a 24-hour channel 7. Oct - President Jimmy Carter signs a law establishing the Department of Education. [also responsible for Dept. of Energy] 8. Nov - Iran hostage crisis begins: 3,000 Iranian radicals, mostly students, invad ...