1. What Year Was It? Katie Noonan EDUS-515

2. this In the News this year… March 4 – Robert Mugabe is elected Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. this yearsMarch 21 – U.S. President announces that the United States will boycott this years Summer Olympics. April 7 – The US severs diplomatic relations with Iran and imposes economic sanctions, following the taking of American hostages in the previous year. May 18 – Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, killing 57 and causing $3 billion in damage. June 1 – The Cable News Network (CNN) is officially launched. July 16 – A former governor and actor is nominated for U.S. September 22 – Iraq launches an offensive attach on Iran military targets starting the Iran–Iraq War. this yearsNovember 4- Ronald Regan defeats Jimmy Carter in this years presidential election November 23 – A magnitude 7 earthquake in southern Italy kills approximately 4,800 people and leaves 300,000 homeless.

3. Pop Culture News February 19 – Bon Scott of AC/DC dies of alcohol poisoning. May 21 – Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is released. May 22 – Pac-Man is released. June 9 – Comedian Richard Pryor is badly burned trying to freebase cocaine. September 19 – The Robert Redford-directed film Ordinary People premieres September 25 – John Bonham of Led Zeppelin dies of alcohol poisoning. November 21 – A record number of viewers tune in to find out"Who shot J.R.? December 8 – A former member of an English pop band of international fame and peace activist, is assassinated in New York City.

4. Bestsellers N O N F I C T I O N 1. Crisis Investing: Opportunities and Profits in the Coming Great Depression, Douglas R. Case 2. Cosmos, Carl Sagan 3. Free to Choose: A Personal Statement, Milton and Rose Friedman 4. Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient, Norman Cousins 5. Thy Neighbor's Wife, Gay Talese 6. The Sky's the Limit, Dr. Wayne W. Dye 7. The Third Wave, Alvin Toffler 8. Craig Claiborne's Gourmet Diet, Craig Claiborne with Pierre Franey 9. Nothing Down, Robert Allen 10. Shelley: Also Known as Shirley, Shelley Winters F I C T I O N 1. The Covenant, James A. Michener 2. The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum 3. Rage of Angels, Sidney Sheldon 4. Princess Daisy, Judith Krantz 5. Firestarter, Stephen King 6. The Key to Rebecca, Ken Follett 7. Random Winds, Belva Plain 8. The Devil's Alternative, Frederick Forsyth 9. The Fifth Horseman, Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre 10. The Spike, Arnaud de Borchgrave and Robert Moss

5. Popular TV Shows 1. Dallas (CBS)Dallas 2. The Dukes of Hazzard (CBS) 3. 60 Minutes (CBS) 4. M*A*S*H (CBS) 5. The Love Boat (ABC) 6. The Jeffersons (CBS) 7. Alice (CBS) 8. House Calls (CBS) 9. Three's Company (ABC) 10. Little House on the Prairie (NBC)

6. Popular Movies 1. Airplane 2. All That Jazz 3. The Black Stallion 4. The Blue Lagoon 5. The Blues Brothers 6. Brubaker 7. CaddyshackCaddyshack 8. Chapter Two 9. Cheech and Chong's Next Movie 10. Coal Miner's Daughter

7. Popular Music 1."Please Don't Go" KC & the Sunshine Band 2."Rock With You Michael Jackson 3."Do That to Me One More Time The Captain and Tennille 4."Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Queen 5."Another Brick in the Wall" Pink Floyd 6."Call Me" Blondie 7."Funkytown" Lipps, Inc. 8."Coming Up" Paul McCartney 9."It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" Billy Joel 10."Magic" Christopher Cross

8. Fashion in this Year

9. MIRACLE ON ICE The United States hockey team earns an unlikely win over the modern-day Russia in this years Winter Olympics

10. Philadelphia Dominates Sports… (sort of) World Series: Phillies vs. Kansas City Royals Stanley Cup: NY Islanders vs. Philadelphia Flyers NBA Championship: Lakers vs. 76ers

11. What Year Is It???? 1980