Do you remember January 1979?

Scott McEvoy • January 12, 2026

If you attended high school in 1979, you are likely nearing age 65, the point when you will start making decisions about your Medicare options.

The popular rural U.S. TV comedy “The Dukes of Hazzard” debuted on CBS. Critics were generally negative, with one calling it “the most socially irresponsible series to hit the air in recent memory” and another commenting, “CBS stoops pretty low tonight with the premiere of a dog called ‘Dukes of Hazzard’... It’s a casebook example of what’s wrong with network programming.” (Photo: Wikipedia)


If you attended high school in 1979, you are likely nearing age 65, the point when you will start making decisions about your Medicare options.


To learn more about your options, give me a call to schedule a no-cost, no-obligation informational meeting.


In the meantime, enjoy recalling these memories from January 1979:



Top 5 Singles – January 13, 1979

#1 “Too Much Heaven” – The Bee Gees

#2 “Le Freak” – Chic

#3 “My Life” – Billy Joel

#4 “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” – Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond 

#5 “Hold the Line” – Toto



Top-Grossing Movie Week of January 17

“Superman” 


January 1979 Events

• The University of Alabama Crimson Tide, the second-ranked team in American college football, defeated the #1-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions, 14-7, in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, in a rare #1 vs. #2 postseason matchup.


• Earl Campbell, a Houston Oilers running back, is chosen both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the American Football Conference by the Sporting News, a weekly publication. He was the first player to win both awards since Jim Brown of Cleveland in 1957.


• The state of Ohio agreed to pay $675,000 to the families of four people killed and nine wounded by the Ohio National Guard during the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970.


• By a 70% majority, voters in Greenland opted for home rule on their domestic affairs, while remaining part of the Kingdom of Denmark. At the time, Greenland had about 50,000 inhabitants.


• “The Four Seasons,” a ballet choreographed by Jerome Robbins from three Giuseppe Verdi operas, was performed for the first time at the Lincoln Center by the New York City Ballet company.


•The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 at Miami’s Orange Bowl in Super Bowl XIII.


• The popular rural U.S. TV comedy “The Dukes of Hazzard” debuted on CBS. Critics were generally negative, with one calling it “the most socially irresponsible series to hit the air in recent memory” and another commenting, “CBS stoops pretty low tonight with the premiere of a dog called ‘Dukes of Hazzard’... It’s a casebook example of what’s wrong with network programming.”


• The long-running program “CBS News Sunday Morning,” a 90-minute show that emphasized gentle feature stories rather than breaking news, premiered with Charles Kuralt as the host. Kuralt would be succeeded in 1994 by Charles Osgood, who, in turn, would retire in favor of the current host, Jane Pauley.

—Source: Wikipedia


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