August 9, 1980
A Big Mac cost $1.00 that summer of 1980, and the Dow Jones sat at 964 — while the U.S. Senate overrode President Carter's oil import fee veto 68 to 10, the first time a Senate controlled by a president's own party had rejected a veto since 1952. On screens and turntables, "The Empire Strikes Back" was packing theaters across the country and Paul McCartney and Wings held the top spot on the radio with "Coming Up (Live At Glasgow)." The 1980 Summer Olympics took place in Moscow that July, but Americans were not among the competitors — the United States led a boycott of the Games in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, sending no athletes and earning no medals.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — August 9, 1980
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 9, 1980
Muskie Wasn'T Told Of New War Policy Before It Was Set; Pentagon Promises Briefing Secretary Of State Says He Learned Of Change In Nuclear Strategy Only By Reading Papers Briefing Is Arranged Next Week Military Targets Get Priority Frozen Out Of Discussions Muskie Was Not Told Of New Policy Before It Was Set Departments Often Are Rivals Muskie Plans A Lot Of Travel
Pentagon Chief Reassures Allies On War Strategy; No Desire To Fight Nuclear Conflict, Brown Asserts Muskie Not Informed Attacks At Convention Expected U.S. Assures Allies On New Nuclear Arms Strategy Sensitive Issue In Nato
A Bid To 'Keep Faith'; Senator Congratulates The President And Voices Hope On November Moment Awaited By Carter Camp Deafening Cheers For Kennedy Kennedy Calls On Democrats To Reunite For Election Victory In Fall Assessment Of Defeat Disgruntled Kennedy Forces
World Events — August 1980
Time Person of the Year — 1980
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 9, 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 — August 9, 1980
Ebert 4-Star Films — August 9, 1980
On the field
Sports Champions — August 9, 1980
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