August 16, 1979
A Big Mac cost $0.95 that summer of 1979, and the Dow Jones sat at 838 — and Carter was summoning senior advisers to Camp David for what would become a sweeping review of his administration's direction, the country was otherwise moving through a summer of ordinary American life. On radio, Donna Summer's "Bad Girls" dominated the airwaves, while audiences packed theaters for "Moonraker," the latest James Bond film, and families settled in each week with the Emmy-winning sitcom "Taxi." On August 10, Michael Jackson released "Off the Wall," an album that would go on to sell seven million copies in the United States alone, announcing a new era for one of pop music's most significant careers.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — August 16, 1979
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 16, 1979
Conservatives Plan $ 700,000 Drive To Oust 5 Democrats From Senate
Cairo Appears Wary Of Latest U.S. Plan On The Palestinians
World Events — August 1979
Time Person of the Year — 1979
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 16, 1979
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1978–79 Season
Emmy Winners — 1979
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — August 16, 1979
Ebert 4-Star Films — August 16, 1979
On the field
Sports Champions — August 16, 1979
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