At A Glance

23 December 1979 at a glance

Day of the week
23 December 1979 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes.
Top Film of 1979
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1979 was Moonraker.
Bestselling Novel of 1979
“The Matarese Circle” by Robert Ludlum was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1979.
Top-Rated TV Show
“60 Minutes” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1979–80 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 23 December is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 December 1979 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 December 1979 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 23 December

  • 1970 The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 417 metres (1,368 ft), making it the tallest building in the world.
  • 1970 The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially becomes a one-party state.
  • 1972 The Immaculate Reception is caught by Franco Harris to win the Pittsburgh Steelers their first ever playoff victory, after defeating the Oakland Raiders.
  • 1979 Soviet–Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.
  • 1986 Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling.

Famous people born on December 23

  • Jim Harbaugh, American football player and coach (born 1963)
  • Eddie Vedder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1964)
  • Corey Haim, Canadian actor (1971–2010)
  • Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)

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Events of 1979 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1979 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 20 – This Old House premieres on PBS.
  • March 29 – America's most serious nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania.
  • April 1 – Nickelodeon debuts on cable television, playing children's television shows 24 hours a day. Pinwheel, which first premiered on the channel C-3 in 1977, was one of the first shows to be broadcast on the channel.
More events of 1979 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 1979

President

Jimmy Carter

Gas (per gallon)

$0.86

Loaf of Bread

$0.43

Average House

$62,900

Weekly Wage

$250

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