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 Also in 1979... |
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The Sony Walkman cassette player is the first portable
personal audio system.
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Accident at Three Mile
Island power plant sparks awareness of the hazards of nuclear
energy.
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Tight jeans and gold chains are ubiquitous.
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Clint Eastwood, Marlon Brando, Burt Reynolds and Steve
McQueen are box-office magnets, commanding $3 million per
film.
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Health food continues to gain acceptance and electronic games
are a hit.
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Blondie's "Heart of Glass" points the way toward life beyond
disco.
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CompuServe Information Service begins to extend online
computer connections beyond the "Internet" of the Defense department
and academia.
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Richard Petty wins the Winston Cup Championship.
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