NEWS
• 1979 the woman nicknamed “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain.
• It actually snowed for nearly 30 minutes in the Sahara Desert!
• An accident happened at 3 Mile Island Pennsylvania when radiation was released into the atmosphere!
• Skylab would finally drop out of orbit!
• Gas prices shot up a record 85%!
• Gold would rocket past $400 per ounce.
FADS and ENTERTAINMENT
• MOVIES: “Kramer vs. Kramer”,” Star Trek: The Motion Picture”,” Apocalypse Now” and “ The Muppet Movie”
• T.V.: “Dallas” “Alice” & “Dukes of Hazzard”
• For men curly perms were in.
• The new Susan B. Anthony silver dollar.
• CompuServe begins offering the first commercial on-line services.
• “Asteroids” becomes bigger than “Space Invaders”.
AZ HISTORY
• September 9, 1979, KNXV-TV (ABC 15) began broadcasting
DEAD
• Sid Vicious
• John Wayne
• Mary Pickford
#1@1
• Written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins.
• McDonald sings lead vocals and Michael Jackson backing voice
• The second time this band from northern California would take the top slot.
• Here’s the Doobie Brother’s with “What A Fool Believes” your #1 @ 1 from April 1979.
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