1/29/1979

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The date is January 29, 1979, and it's a Monday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Aquarius. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.

In America, the song "Le Freak" by Chic is at the top of the singles charts, while "Heart Of Glass" by Blondie is the number-one song in the UK. Jimmy Carter is the President of the United States, and the movie Superman is at the top of the box office. James Callaghan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Fawlty Towers", "What's Happening!!", "Quincy, M.E.", and "Soap". In fashion, clothes have become baggier and pants have become less flared. Sports clothing and the "disco look" are both popular at the moment. Women are wearing sundresses, strapless tops with t-shirts, shoulder pads, cardigans, knee-length skirts and daisy dukes. Meanwhile, men are wearing tracksuits, flare jeans, low-top sneakers and untucked collared shirts. Because it's 1979, the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Blondie, Gloria Gaynor, M, Donna Summer, Patrick Hernandez, The Knack and Rod Stewart.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Sid Vicious, John Wayne, Alfred Hitchcock, and Ian Curtis would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Pursuit", "Gun Fight", "Breakout", and "Space Invaders". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Happy Days", "The All-New Super Friends Hour", "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels", and "Godzilla".

Children are playing with toys such as Etch A Sketch, the Easy-Bake Oven, Battleship (game), and Speak & Spell.

[weepaws 3,191]

NBC baseball game of the week.  Love that.  

[wiffleball 4,790]

Sid was Deadman walking

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22 minutes ago, wiffleball said:

Sid was Deadman walking

So was John Wayne and he had like 50 lbs of crap in his colon.