On TV...
Archie Bunker's Place |
Flatbush |
House Calls |
Knot's Landing |
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At the Movies...
All That Jazz |
Apocalypse Now |
Breaking Away |
Norma Rae |
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The Academy Awards...(hosted
by Johnny Carson)
Best Picture is - Kramer vs. Kramer
Best Actor is - Dustin Hoffman
Best Actress is - Sally Field |
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Some of the Celebrities Who
Died This Year:
January |
Jack Soo |
February |
Leigh Jason |
March |
Emmett Kelly |
April |
John Carroll |
May |
Lester Flatt |
June |
John Wayne |
July |
Arthur Fiedler |
August |
Vivien Vance |
September |
Jean Seberg |
October |
Nick Holt |
November |
Merle Oberon |
December |
Joan Blondell |
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World Events for 1979...
Date |
Event |
11 February |
The Ayatollah Khomeini overthrows the Shah of Iran |
28 March |
Three Mile Island in PA nuclear mishap |
31 May |
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan |
Usenet created |
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