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23 September 1979 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 September 1979 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “My Sharona” by The Knack.
- 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 September is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 September 1979 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 September 1979 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 23 September
- 1952 After being accused of financial improprieties, Senator Richard Nixon delivers his "Checkers speech" nationwide on television and radio, defending his actions and successfully salvaging his nomination as the Republican candidate for Vice President.
- 1957 Little Rock schools integration crisis: President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, and federalizes the Arkansas National Guard, ordering both to support the integration of Little Rock Central High School.
- 1961 U.S. President John F. Kennedy nominates African American civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, although pro-segregation Southern senators manage to delay his confirmation until September 11, 1962.
- 1973 Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.
- 1999 Qantas Flight 1 overruns a runway in Bangkok during a storm, causing minor injuries to some passengers.
Famous people born on September 23
- Augustus, Roman emperor (born -63)
- Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1949)
- Chris Johnson, American football player (born 1985)
- Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (1930–2004)
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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.
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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