August 11, 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 11, 1980
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 11, 1980
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
President Pressing His Attack On G.O.P. As Campaign Opens; He Outlines Election Themes Republicans Are Called Hindrance To Civil Rights, The Economy And Uninterrupted Peace 'Sober Considerations' Meeting With Black Delegates President Presses Attack On G.O.P., Stressing Themes As Drive Begins
World Events — August 1980
Time Person of the Year — 1980
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 11, 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 11, 1980
Ebert 4-Star Films — August 11, 1980
On the field
Sports Champions — August 11, 1980
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