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1979 History, Trivia and Fun Facts |
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1979 History Snapshot |
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World Series Champions |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
Superbowl XIII Champions |
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Pittsburgh Steelers | |||
Stanley Cup Champions |
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Montreal Canadiens | |||
National Basketball Association Champions |
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Seattle SuperSonics | |||
US Open Golf |
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Hale Irwin | |||
US Open Tennis (Men Ladies) |
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John McEnroe/Tracy Austin | |||
Wimbledon (Men/Women) |
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Bjorn Borg/Martina Navratilova | |||
NCAA Football Champions |
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Alabama | |||
NCAA Basketball Champions |
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Michigan State | |||
Bowl Games |
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Orange Bowl: January 1, 1979 - Oklahoma over
Nebraska Rose Bowl: January 1, 1979 - USC over Michigan Sugar Bowl : January 1, 1979 - Alabama over Penn State |
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Kentucky Derby |
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Spectacular Bid | |||
Westminster Kennel Best in Show Dog |
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Oak Tree's Irishtocrat | |||
Time Magazine's Man of the Year |
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Ayatollah Khomeini | |||
Miss America |
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Kylene Barker (Roanoke, VA) | |||
Miss USA |
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Mary Therese Friel (New York) | |||
Fashion Icons and Movie Stars |
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Kim Alexis, Carol Alt, Loni Anderson, Susan Anton, Barbara Bach, Catherine Bach, Kim Basinger, Candice Bergen, Valerie Bertinelli, Jacqueline Bisset, Christie Brinkley, Gia Carangi, Lynda Carter, Cher, Bo Derek, Janice Dickinson, Farrah Fawcett, Carrie Fisher, Karen Graham, Erin Gray, Shelly Hack, Debbie Harry, Marilu Henner, Lauren Hutton, Iman, Kate Jackson, Cheryl Ladd, Audrey Landers, Jessica Lange, Olivia Newton-John, Stevie Nicks, Dolly Parton, Bernadette Peters, Victoria Principal, Diana Ross, Jane Seymour, Brooke Shields, Jacquelyn Smith, Suzanne Somers, Meryl Streep, Donna Summer, Cheryl Tiegs, Charlene Tilton, Mary Woronov | |||
"The Quotes" |
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"I love the smell of napalm in the morning" - Robert Duvall in 'Apocalypse Now' "Have a coke and smile" -Coca-Cola "Quality is job one" - Ford "Nothing comes between me and my Calvins" - Brooke Shields, for Calvin Klein "Reach out and touch someone" - AT&T Richard Pryor was the first comedian to perform at the original Laugh Factory in 1979. When the owner attempted to pay him, he declined, handed him a $100 bill saying, "You need this for your rent, boy." |
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1979 Pop Culture History |
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Elvita Adams jumped from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building
in an attempted suicide, only to be blown back onto the 85th floor
by a gust of wind. Her only injury was a broken hip. John Paul II visted the Unites States of America (October 1st-8,
1979). The last claim under the 1866 Homestead Act, which entitled a person
to free frontier land if they lived on it for five years and built
a farm, was made on 80 acres near the Stony River in Alaska in 1979.
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RIP, Scandals, Sad and Odd News |
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The Cleveland Elementary School shooting took place in 1979 in San Diego, California. A 16-year-old girl, Brenda Spencer, killed the principal and a custodian, and injured 8 children and a police officer. When asked by a reporter why she did it, she said "I don't like Mondays." The Hatfield and McCoy families, of the famous Hatfield-McCoy Feud,
faced off once again in 1979 on the game show Family Feud. |
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Firsts and the Biggest Christmas Gifts |
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Mattel's Intellivision, Milton Bradley's Microvision, Sony Walkman casette/radio Inside Sports Magazine (1979-1998) |
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The Habits |
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Walking while listening to tapes on your Sony Walkman
and wearing a LaCoste preppy shirt with the famous alligator on the
left side. Reading The Matarese Circle by Robert Ludlum Reading A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipul Reading Sophie's Choice by William Styron |
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1979/80 Biggest Television Shows |
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(according to Nielsen
TV Research) 1. 60 Minutes (CBS) 2. Three's Company (ABC) 3. That's Incredible! (ABC) 4. Alice (CBS) 5. M*A*S*H (CBS) 6. Dallas (CBS) 7. Flo (CBS) 8. The Jeffersons (CBS) 9. The Dukes of Hazzard (CBS) 10. One Day at a Time (CBS) |
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Popular Music Artists |
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The Biggest Pop Artists of 1979 include A Taste of Honey, Ashford & Simpson, Barbra Streisand, The Bar-Kays, Barry Manilow, The Bee Gees, Billy Joel, Blondie, Chic, The Commodores, The Doobie Brothers, Donna Summer, Dr. Hook, Earth, Wind & Fire, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), Foreignor, George Benson, GQ, Herb Alpert, Instant Funk, John Travolta, Kenny Rogers, The Knack, Kool & the Gang, McFadden & Whitehead, Micheal Jackson, Olivia Newton-John, Parliament/ Funkadelic, Peaches & Herb, Peaches & Herb, Player, Prince, Queen, Rod Stewart, Rufus featuring Chaka Kahn, Rupert Holmes, Sister Sledge, Steely Dan, Styx, Sugarhill Gang, Supertramp, Village People (Data is complied from various charts including: Billboard's Pop, Rock, Airplay, R&B/Dance and Singles Charts. The Hot 100 is the primary chart used for this list.) |
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Number One Hits of 1979 |
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December 9, 1978 - January 5, 1979: Chic - Le Freak January 6, 1979 - February 9, 1979: Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven February 10, 1979 - March 9, 1979: Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy March 10, 1979 - March 23, 1979: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive March 24, 1979 - April 13, 1979: Bee Gees - Tragedy April 14, 1979 - April 20, 1979: The Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes April 21, 1979 - April 27, 1979: Amii Stewart - Knock on Wood April 28, 1979 - May 4, 1979: Blondie - Heart of Glass May 5, 1979 - June 1, 1979: Peaches & Herb - Reunited June 2, 1979 - June 8, 1979: Donna Summer - Hot Stuff June 9, 1979 - June 29, 1979: Bee Gees - Love You Inside Out June 30, 1979 - July 13, 1979: Anita Ward - Ring My Bell July 14, 1979 - August 17, 1979: Donna Summer - Bad Girls August 18, 1979 - August 24, 1979: Chic - Good Times August 25, 1979 - October 5, 1979: The Knack - My Sharona October 6, 1979 - October 12, 1979: Robert John - Sad Eyes October 13, 1979 - October 19, 1979: Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough October 20, 1979 - November 2, 1979: Herb Alpert - Rise November 3, 1979 - November 9, 1979: M - Pop Muzik November 10, 1979 - November 16, 1979: Eagles - Heartache Tonight November 17, 1979 - November 23, 1979: Commodores - Still November 24, 1979 - December 7, 1979: Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) December 8, 1979 - December 21, 1979: Styx - Babe December 22, 1979 - January 4, 1980: Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Piņa Colada Song) |
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Popular Movies |
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10, Alien, All That Jazz, ... And Justice For All, Apocalypse Now, Being There, The Black Hole, The Black Stallion, Breaking Away, The China Syndrome, The Jerk, Kramer vs. Kramer, Mad Max, Manhattan, Meatballs, (Monty Python's) Life of Brian, Moonraker, The Muppet Movie, Norma Rae, North Dallas Forty, Real Life, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Time After Time, The Warriors | |||
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Popular Music in 1979
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