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BOOMERNET Chronicle: 1980
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U.S. Facts
- President: James Earl Carter, Jr.
- Population: 227,224,681
- Life Expectancy: 73.7 years
- Unemployment: 7.1%
- Average Annual Salary: $11,321
- Minimum Wage: $3.10 per hour
What Things Cost
- Automobile: $5,413
- Gasoline: $1.22 per gallon
- House: $76,400
- Bread: $0.48 per loaf
- Milk: $1.60 per gallon
- Postage Stamp: $0.15
Major U.S. Events
- President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will boycott the Summer Olympics in Moscow
- U.S. Supreme Court upholds limits on federal aid for abortions
Major World Events
- Six U.S. embassy aides escape from Iran with Canadian help
- U.S. breaks diplomatic ties with Iran
- Iraqi troops hold 90 square miles of Iran after invasion; 8-year Iran-Iraq War begins
January-March
- President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out Chrysler Corporation
- Voyager 1 probe confirms that Janus (moon of Saturn) exists
April-July
- Spain & U.K, agree to reopen the border between Gibraltar & Spain
- Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington killing 57 and causing US$3 billion in damage
August-December
- The St. Gothard Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.32 km) stretching from Goschenen to Airolo
- John Lennon is shot outside his New York apartment, by Mark Chapman
Top Songs
- Call Me by Blondie
- Another Brick In The Wall (part II) by Pink Floyd
- Funkytown by Lipps Inc.
- It's Still Rock and Roll to Me by Billy Joel
- Do That To Me One More Time by Captain & Tennille
Other New Songs
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
- Take Your Time (Do It Right) by The S.O.S Band
- The Rose by Bette Midler
- Upside Down by Dianna Ross
- Rock With You by Michael Jackson
Top Movies
- Ordinary People
- Raging Bull
- Coal Miner's Daughter
- Mary Steenburgen
- Heaven's Gate
Top Books
- Rites of Passage by William Golding
- A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
- The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
- The Covenant by James A. Michener
- The Cradle Will Fall by Mary Higgins Clark
Top TV Shows (1979-80)
- Three's Company
- That's Incredible!
- Dallas
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- The Jeffersons
- One Day at a Time
Major League Baseball: World Series
- Philadelphia Phillies d. Kansas City Royals
Pro Football: Championship
- Super Bowl: Pittsburgh Steelers d. Los Angeles Rams
Ice Hockey: Stanley Cup
- New York Islanders d. Philadelphia Flyers
Pro Basketball: Championship
- Los Angeles Lakers d. Philadelphia 76ers
NCAA Champions
- Football: California Polytechnic State University Mustangs
- Basketball: Louisville Cardinals
Other Champions
- Summer Olmypics: Moscow Russia
- Winter Olmypics: Lake Placid, NY, USA
- Golf: Tom Watson is PGA player of the year
- Tennis: John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg win the U.S. Open
- Horse Racing: Genuine Risk wins Kentucky Derby
- Auto Racing: Johnny Rutherford wins Indianapolis 500
