September 21, 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 21, 1980
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 21, 1980
Reagan And Carter Exchange Charges On Election Fears; President Contends Victory By Foe Could Lead To A War Rival Assails 'Mean' Campaign Salvo From The President Carter And Reagan Trade Charges On War Peril And Mean Campaigning Growth Of Public Concern
Sea Battle Reported; Military Chief Of Baghdad Warns Of Wider Action And Outlines Terms Iraqi Troops Said To Advance Iraqi Troops Drive Into Iran And Exports Of Oil Are Halted Fears On Oil Supplies Grow Abadan Gets Surrender Deadline
World Events — September 1980
Time Person of the Year — 1980
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 21, 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 21, 1980
Ebert 4-Star Films — September 21, 1980
On the field
Sports Champions — September 21, 1980
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