United States in 1979

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:federal_minimum_wage $2.90 per hour
gptkbp:GDP_(nominal,_approx.) $2.6 trillion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States in 1979
gptkbp:inflation_rate_(CPI) 11.3%
gptkbp:Miss_America Kylene Barker
gptkbp:Miss_USA gptkb:Mary_Therese_Friel
gptkbp:NBA_champion gptkb:Seattle_SuperSonics
gptkbp:NCAA_football_champion gptkb:Alabama_Crimson_Tide
gptkbp:Nobel_Peace_Prize_(US_recipient) Mother Teresa (naturalized US citizen)
gptkbp:notableDeath gptkb:John_Wayne
gptkb:Joseph_Pulitzer_Jr.
gptkb:Mary_Pickford
gptkb:Nelson_Rockefeller
gptkb:Richard_Rodgers
gptkb:Ethel_Waters
gptkb:Conrad_Hilton
Margaret Hamilton (actress)
Sid Vicious (died in New York)
gptkbp:notableEvent Margaret Thatcher becomes UK Prime Minister (affecting US-UK relations)
ESPN launched
First documented case of AIDS in US (retrospectively identified)
Sony Walkman introduced in US
USSR invades Afghanistan (affecting US foreign policy)
Rhodesian Bush War ends (affecting US foreign policy)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Pink_(singer)
gptkb:John_Krasinski
gptkb:Mindy_Kaling
gptkb:Pete_Buttigieg
gptkb:Serena_Williams
gptkb:Adam_Levine
gptkb:Brandy_Norwood
gptkb:Chris_Pratt
gptkb:Kate_Hudson
gptkb:Norah_Jones
gptkb:Kevin_Hart
gptkb:Jennifer_Love_Hewitt
Jason Momoa
Heath Ledger (Australian, but lived in US later)
gptkbp:populationEstimate 225,055,487
gptkbp:president gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Three_Mile_Island_accident
Department of Education established
Iran hostage crisis began
SALT II treaty signed
gptkbp:Super_Bowl_champion gptkb:Pittsburgh_Steelers
gptkbp:top_box_office_film gptkb:Kramer_vs._Kramer
gptkbp:top_TV_show gptkb:60_Minutes
gptkbp:unemployment_rate_(avg.) 5.8%
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Walter_Mondale
gptkbp:World_Series_champion gptkb:Pittsburgh_Pirates
gptkbp:year 1979
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:One_China_policy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7