I Survived March 1979!
A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in March 1979 was 'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor.
March 1 — The new Penal Code of Cuba enters into force, decriminalizing homosexual acts.
March 1 – Dolores Costello, actress, dies. (b. 1903)
March 2 - Norma Rae movie premieres.
March 4 – The U.S. Voyager I space probe photos reveal Jupiter's rings.
March 4 - Just Friends tv series debuts on CBS.
March 6 - On NBC, Another World becomes the only soap opera to air regularly scheduled 90-minute telecasts (it would go back to 60-minute episodes in 1980).
March 11 – Victor Kilian, actor, dies. (b. 1891)
March 13 - The Ropers tv series debuts on ABC.
March 14 - Hair, Tourist Trap and Voices movies premiere.
March 15 - Harris and Company tv series debuts on NBC.
March 16 - California Dreaming and The China Syndrome movies premiere.
March 17 - The Story of Heidi movie premieres.
March 19 - C-SPAN is launched. The first televised session of the House of Representatives is broadcast, beginning with a speech by Tennessee representative Al Gore.
March 24 - The Bad News Bears tv series debuts on CBS.
March 25 – The first fully functional space shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center, to be prepared for its first launch.
March 26 – In a ceremony at the White House, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel sign the Egyptian–Israeli Peace Treaty.
March 26 – Jean Stafford, writer, dies. (b. 1915)
March 28 – Emmett Kelly, clown, dies. (born 1898)
March 28 - Dear Detective tv series debuts on ABC.
March 28 - Phantasm movie premieres.
March 29 – America's most serious nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania.
1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans-am:
Spiderman Magic Catch game (released 1979):
Superman comic for March:
Fun YouTube video of commercials from March 30th:
March 30, 1979 Commercials
Playboy playmate of the month, Denise McConnell, and Playgirl man for March, Bill Davidson:
Albums released in March 1979 (album / artist):
Sheik Yerbouti / Frank Zappa
Angel Station / Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Even Serpents Shine / The Only Ones
Thriller / Eddie and the Hot Rods
Fate for Breakfast / Art Garfunkel
Live at the Witch Trials / The Fall
Desolation Angels / Bad Company
L.A. / The Beach Boys
Van Halen II / Van Halen
Overkill / Motörhead
Go West / Village People
Breakfast in America / Supertramp
Top Nielsen shows for the week ending March 18th: 1 Three's Company; 2 The Ropers; 3 Laverne and Shirley; 4 Happy Days; 5 Mork and Mindy; 6 Eight is Enough; 7 Jericho Mile; 8 M-A-S-H; 9 60 Minutes; 10 One Day at a Time.
Starlog magazine for March:
Tiger Beat magazine for March:
Time magazine for March 12, 1979:
'Overload' by Alex Hailey was at the top of the New York Times Fiction Best Seller list.
Garfield comic strip from March 1979:
Playboy playmate of the month, Denise McConnell, and Playgirl man for March, Bill Davidson:
Albums released in March 1979 (album / artist):
Sheik Yerbouti / Frank Zappa
Angel Station / Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Even Serpents Shine / The Only Ones
Thriller / Eddie and the Hot Rods
Fate for Breakfast / Art Garfunkel
Live at the Witch Trials / The Fall
Desolation Angels / Bad Company
L.A. / The Beach Boys
Van Halen II / Van Halen
Overkill / Motörhead
Go West / Village People
Breakfast in America / Supertramp
Top Nielsen shows for the week ending March 18th: 1 Three's Company; 2 The Ropers; 3 Laverne and Shirley; 4 Happy Days; 5 Mork and Mindy; 6 Eight is Enough; 7 Jericho Mile; 8 M-A-S-H; 9 60 Minutes; 10 One Day at a Time.
Starlog magazine for March:
Tiger Beat magazine for March:
Time magazine for March 12, 1979:
'Overload' by Alex Hailey was at the top of the New York Times Fiction Best Seller list.
Garfield comic strip from March 1979:
For detailed news/info on what happened each day in March 1979, check out this really good site: ultimate70s.com
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