May 1979 - Alien, Death Penalty

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A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in May 1979 was 'Reunited' by Peaches and Herb.  Herb Fame is the only person to ever sing as 'Herb'.  Linda Greene is the third person to sing as 'Peaches' in the group.  

May 3 - Winds of Change movie premieres.

May 9 – A Unabomber bomb injures a Northwestern University graduate student.

May 10 - Hizzonner tv series debuts on NBC.

May 11 - Joan Chandler, actress, dies. (b. 1923)

May 11 - Barbara Hutton, socialite, dies. (b. 1912)

May 15 - Zulu Dawn movie premieres.

May 16 – A. Philip Randolph, African American labor union leader, dies. (b. 1889)

May 17 - Winter Kills movie premieres.

May 21 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the New York Rangers 4 games to 1 in the best-of-seven series, winning the Stanley Cup.

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May 21 — The White Night protests occur in San Francisco after Dan White is convicted of two counts of voluntary manslaughter instead of murder in the assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone. White had employed the so-called "Twinkie defense".

May 25 - In Chicago, a DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport, killing 271 on board and 2 people on the ground.

May 25 - John Spenkelink is executed in Florida, in the first use of the electric chair in America after the reintroduction of the death penalty in 1976.

May 25 - Alien, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, The Prisoner of Zenda and Wanda Nevada movies premiere.

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May 27 – Rick Mears wins the Indianapolis 500 race for the first time, and car owner Roger Penske for the second time.

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May 29 — Los Angeles outlaws discrimination against homosexuals in private sector employment and in patronization of business establishments in its city. Mayor Thomas Bradley signs bills into effect July 2.

May 29 – Mary Pickford, actress and producer, dies. (b. 1892)

CHiPs action figures (released 1979):

1979 Fiat 2000 Spider:

Thor comic for May:

Fun YouTube video of intros from some of the new shows debuting in 1979: 

1979 New Show Intros

Playboy playmate of the month, Michelle Drake, and Playgirl man for May, John Pelico Jr.:

Albums released in May 1979 (album / artist):
Orchestral Favorites / Frank Zappa
Three Imaginary Boys / The Cure
The Undertones / The Undertones
Wave / Patti Smith
Lodger / David Bowie
Saxon / Saxon
Where There's Smoke... / Smokey Robinson
The Boss / Diana Ross
Dynasty / Kiss
Great Balls of Fire / Dolly Parton
Where I Should Be / Peter Frampton
Discovery / Electric Light Orchestra

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Nielsen top shows for the week ending May 20th: 1 Three's Company ABC; 2 Laverne and Shirley
ABC; 3 “Love's Savage Fury” ABC; 4 60 Minutes CBS; 5 Taxi ABC; 6 Barney Miller ABC;
7 M•A•S•H CBS; 8 Mork and Mindy ABC; 9 Happy Days ABC; 10 Angie ABC; 11 Guinness Book
of Records ABC; 12 Barnaby Jones CBS; 13 Carter Country ABC; 14 “Snoopy Come Home” CBS;
15 “Blind Ambition” CBS.

'The Matarese Circle' by Robert Ludlum is at the top of the New York Times Fiction Best Seller list.

After Dark magazine for May:

GQ for May:

Outdoor Life for May:

Garfield comic strip from May 1979:

For detailed news/info on what happened each day in May 1979, check out this really good

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