May 28, 1980
Gas cost $1.19 a gallon in the spring of 1980, and the Dow Jones stood at 964 — the United States was navigating the Iran hostage crisis and rising inflation, with the Carter administration quietly stepping back from treating the standoff as an active emergency. On the cultural front, Blondie's "Call Me" sat at the top of the charts while Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" was the bestselling nonfiction book in the country. The Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship over the Philadelphia 76ers, and that same spring the World Health Organization certified the global eradication of smallpox — the first and still only time in history that a human disease had been completely eliminated from the planet.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — May 28, 1980
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 28, 1980
President Opposes Conferees' Budget Over Arms Outlays; Wants House To Reject Plan White House Seeks A Proposal For 1981 That Has A Larger Share For Social Programs $153.7 Billion For Military The Anderson Factor Carter Opposes Proposed Budget
Begin Proposes Peace Treaty Foe As Defense Minister; Begin Names An Opponent Of Peace Treaty With Egypt As Defense Chief
Leaders In Congress Split With Carter On Revising Budget; Hollings Terms Him 'Hypocrite' For Opposing The Resolution To Raise Military Spending 'A Campaign Budget' Nimitz Announcement Cited Leaders Attack Carter On Budget The Republicans' Decisions 'We'Ll Sit Around And Walt' Koch Applauds The President
Begin Will Continue As Defense Minister To Avert Showdown; Israeli Coalition Still Split Fight Over Successor To Weizman Seen As Threat To The Regime Cabinet Shift Put Off Shamir And Modai Named Israeli Premier Averts A Showdown In Cabinet By Keeping Defense Post Objection A Matter Of Protocol 2 Arabic Newspapers Curbed
3 West Bank Bombs Maim Two Mayors; Jews Are Suspected; A Third Arab Official Is Safe Grenade Hurts 7 Others In A Crowd As Coordinated Terror Attacks Span 4 Palestinian Towns Vehement Foes Of Occupation Terrorism Denounced By Begin Coordinated Terror Attacks In West Bank Cities Maim Two Arab Mayors 'Room For Only One Nation' Shame And Outrage In Israel One Mayor On Phone To Lawyer P.L.O. Calls For U.N. Session U.S. Condemns Bombings
World Events — May 1980
Time Person of the Year — 1980
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 28, 1980
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1979–80 Season
Emmy Winners — 1980
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 28, 1980
Ebert 4-Star Films — May 28, 1980
On the field
Sports Champions — May 28, 1980
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