Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Reunited" by Peaches & Herb
In the UK:
"Bright Eyes" by Art Garfunkel
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Oil Game, The
(TIME Cover: May the 7th, 1979)
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Famous people born on the 7th of May: |
1833 - Johannes Brahms, German composer (d. 1897)
1840 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. 1893)
1892 - Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (d. 1980)
1901 - Gary Cooper, American actor (d. 1961)
1969 - Eagle Eye Cherry, Swedish musician
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1979 |
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Mother Teresa
1910-1997
India
Leader of Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1979 (USA) |
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$0.85 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1979 |
Kramer vs. Kramer
directed by Robert Benton
with Dustin Hoffman (Ted Kramer), Justin Henry (Billy Kramer) and Meryl Streep (Joanna Kramer)
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Designed in 1979 |
The Armchair, Model No. PK15
by Poul Kjærholm |
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