Definitely Good Times in August 1979!
A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in August 1979 was 'Good Times' by Chic.
August 1 - North Dallas Forty movie premieres.
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August 3 - The Concorde...Airport '79 and More American Graffiti movies premiere.
August 6 – The 5.7 Mw Coyote Lake earthquake affected the South Bay and Central Coast areas of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), causing 16 injuries and $500,000 in damage.
August 9 – Walter O'Malley, baseball executive, dies. (b. 1903)
August 10 - Hot Stuff movie premieres.
August 15 - Apocalypse Now movie premieres.
August 21 – Stuart Heisler, movie and television director, dies. (b. 1896)
August 22 – James T. Farrell, novelist, dies. (b. 1904)
August 24 - The Facts of Life tv series debuts on NBC.
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August 24 - Rock 'n' Roll High School movie premieres.
August 25 - Hart to Hart tv series debuts on ABC.
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August 29 – A national referendum is held in which Somali voters approve a new liberal constitution, promulgated by President Siad Barre to placate the United States.
August 30 – Jean Seberg, actress, dies (body found on September 8). (b. 1938)
August 31 – Sally Rand, dancer, dies. (b. 1904)
August 31 - City on Fire movie premieres.
1979 Ford F-150 Ranger:
Ken doll (released 1979):
Walt Disney comic for August:
Playboy playmate of the month, Dorothy Stratten, and Playgirl man for August, Edward Tombridge-Wells. Dorothy would later be named playmate of the year. She was an actress appearing in Fantasy Island and Buck Rogers before she was killed by her estranged husband.
Albums released in August (album / artist):
Fear of Music / Talking Heads
Off the Wall / Michael Jackson
Chicago 13 / Chicago
Drums and Wires / XTC
Slow Train Coming / Bob Dylan
In Through the Out Door / Led Zeppelin
The Rose / Bette Midler
Eve / The Alan Parsons Project
In the Heat of the Night / Pat Benatar
Big Fun / Shalamar
Nielsen top shows for the week ending August 19th: 1 Three's Company ABC; 2 WKRP in Cincinnati CBS; 3 Taxi ABC; 4 M•A•S•H CBS; 5 Detective School ABC; 6 Charlie's Angels ABC;
7 Happy Days ABC; 8 Lou Grant CBS; 9 Vega$ ABC; 10 The Jeffersons CBS; 11 “Joe Kidd” ABC; 12 60 Minutes CBS; 13 Alice CBS; 14 Carter Country ABC; 15 Barney Miller ABC.
Mademoiselle magazine for August:
Rona Barrett's Gossip magazine for August:
Sport magazine for August:
Garfield comic strip from August 1979:
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