October 2, 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 — October 2, 1980
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 2, 1980
Carter Judge Selections Praised, But Critics Discern Partisanship; Carter Judge Selections Praised, But Critics Discern Partisanship And Patronage 'Equal Justice' Commitment Scholars And Lawyers Interviewed Women Laud Appointments Political Motivation Seen Recent Law Graduates Merit Selection Called Flawed Senators' Panels Criticized
Stuck In The Sand; The Middle East War Is Stalled And So Is Peace Meanwhile, The Hostages Candidates Hang Tough, Loose And In House Hits Ejection Button On Myers A Challenge For Catholic Teaching
Iraq'S Buildup: New Strategy?; Troops Heading South Could Lead To Offensive Military Analysis Iraqi Troop Movement: Potential For Breakthrough Wider Jordanian Role In War
Iraq Moving Up Troops And Armor For Possible Drive Against Abadan; Bani-Sadr Deplores Isolation Iraq Moves Up Troops And Armor For A Possible Drive On Abadan Warnings By U.S. And Israel
World Events — October 1980
Time Person of the Year — 1980
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 2, 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 — October 2, 1980
Ebert 4-Star Films — October 2, 1980
On the field
Sports Champions — October 2, 1980
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