NEWS FROM 1979
On March 28th, America's worst commercial nuclear accident occurred inside the Unit Two reactor at the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania.
On June 11th, Actor John Wayne died at age 72.
On July 11th, The abandoned US space station "Skylab" made a spectacular return to Earth, burning up in the atmosphere and showering debris over the Indian Ocean and Australia.
On November 4th, The Iranian hostage crisis began as militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran. For some of the hostages, it was the start of 444 days of captivity.
On December 3rd, Eleven people were killed in a crush of fans at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum, where the British rock group "The Who" was performing.
Also in 1979, SONY introduces the Walkman radio.
Celebrities born in 1979: Aaliyah, Lance Bass, Brandy, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Danes, Erik-Michael Estrada, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kate Hudson, Norah Jones, Josh Keaton, Andrew Keegan, Heath Ledger, Mya, Pink, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Ariana Richards, Mena Suvari, Usher
1979 GOVERNMENT
President: Jimmy Carter
Vice President: Walter Mondale
1979 PRICES
House: $73,327
Car: $5,012
Gallon Milk: $1.50
Gallon Gas: $.90
Loaf Bread: $.40
1st Class Stamp: $.15
1979 WINNERS
Super Bowl: Pittsburgh
World Series: Pittsburgh
NBA Championship: Seattle
1979 'TIME'
MAN OF THE YEAR
Leader Iranian Revolution ... Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini
1979 TOP TV
60 Minutes
Three's Company
That's Incredible
Alice
M*A*S*H
1979 TV PREMIERS
Benson
Dance Fever
The Dukes Of Hazzard
The Facts Of Life
Hart To Hart
Knots Landing
Real People
ESPN cable network debuts
Nickelodeon cable network debuts
1979 TOP MOVIES
Kramer vs. Kramer
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
The Jerk
Rocky II
Alien
The Amityville Horror
Breaking Away
The China Syndrome
Norma Rae
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1979 MUSIC
MY SHARONA, Knack
BAD GIRLS, Donna Summer
REUNITED, Peaches & Herb
DO YA THINK I'M SEXY, Rod Stewart
I WILL SURVIVE, Gloria Gaynor
HOT STUFF, Donna Summer
BABE, Styx
Y.M.C.A., Village People
RING MY BELL, Anita Ward
SAD EYES, Robert John
