September 16, 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 16, 1980
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 16, 1980
Muskie Discourages Hope That Hostages Will Be Freed Soon; Discounts Iranian Positions Comments Seem To Diverge From Remark By Carter That Crisis May Be Near Resolution Iranian Says Apology Is Required At Odds With Carter Remark Muskie Dubious On Early Freeing Of The Hostages Congressmen'S Letter To Iran
World Events — September 1980
Time Person of the Year — 1980
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 16, 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 16, 1980
Ebert 4-Star Films — September 16, 1980
On the field
Sports Champions — September 16, 1980
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