September 3, 1980
That fall of 1980, gas ran $1.19 a gallon and Carter was in the White House — the Iranian hostage crisis was still grinding through its second year, with diplomatic back-channels active and Reagan's landslide victory in November signaling a sharp turn in the country's political direction. On the radio, Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" was the number-one song in the country, and at the movies, audiences were turning out in large numbers for "Private Benjamin," the Goldie Hawn comedy that would go on to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. The Philadelphia Phillies won their first World Series championship that October by defeating the Kansas City Royals, and in November, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft made its closest pass of Saturn, flying within 77,000 miles of the planet's cloud tops and transmitting the first detailed, high-resolution images of Saturn and its rings back to scientists on Earth.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — September 3, 1980
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 3, 1980
U.S. Wins Agreement Of Begin And Sadat For Renewed Talks; Summit Parley Is Also Seen West Bank And Gaza Negotiations To Reconvene In A Few Weeks --Some Aides Surprised Political Motive Is Denied Joint Statement Is Read Egypt And Israel Agree To Resume Autonomy Talks Concern In Mideast Reported
Reagan Accuses Carter Of Breaking Faith With Israel; Future And Past Covenants Reagan Charges President Broke Faith With Israel United Nations Vote Recalled 'Ambiguities' Seen In Accords
China Change: Not Cosmetic; New Policy Will Propel Nation To Modern Era News Analysis China Change: Not Cosmetic Two Years Older Than Hua Local Elections Are Planned
Tip To Billy Carter On Inquiry Is Hinted; Senate Panel Gets Circumstantial Evidence On White House Tie By David E. Rosenbaum Special To The New York Times Panel Hears Circumstantial Evidence Of A Tip To Billy Carter About U.S. Inquiry Said He Was Bluffing Statement To Senate
Muskie And Gromyko Will Meet On Sept. 25 In New Talks On Arms; By Bernard Gwertzman Special To The New York Times Nuclear Arms Talks Scheduled Sept. 25 Reagan Might Seek New Treaty
World Events — September 1980
Time Person of the Year — 1980
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 3, 1980
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1980–81 Season
Emmy Winners — 1980
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 3, 1980
Ebert 4-Star Films — September 3, 1980
On the field
Sports Champions — September 3, 1980
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