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March 26, 1980

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Headlines from March 26, 1980

42 French White Wines Under $5; Wine Talk

By Terry Robards

QUIETLY, almost unnoticed, as American oenophiles lament the soaring prices of the most celebrated wines of France, a wave of lesser known French wines is surging across the Atlantic to fill the void left by Pouilly-Fuisse, Chablis and all the others that are no longer within reach of ...

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ENERGY COSTS PUSH PRICES UP BY 1.4%; ANNUAL RATE 17.2%; PURCHASING POWER OFF 1.4% Costs for Metropolitan Area Rose Only 0.5% in February, Least Since December 1978 Reflection of Overall Trends Prices Increased 1.4% in February And Purchasing Power Fell 1.4% Abatement of Inflation Seen

By Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, March 25--Pushed once again by near-record energy price increases, the Consumer Price Index rose 1.4 percent last month, the Government reported today.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 26, 1980, covering March 26, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Wall by Pink Floyd

    The Wall

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  2. 2
    Album cover for Against The Wind by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

    Against The Wind

    Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for Mad Love by Linda Ronstadt

    Mad Love

    Linda Ronstadt

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

    Damn The Torpedoes

    Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    21
  5. 5
    Album cover for Bebe Le Strange by Heart

    Bebe Le Strange

    Heart

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    4

Notable Births

Margaret Brennan

1980Margaret Brennan, American journalist[†]

Margaret Brennan is an American journalist who is the current moderator of Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan on CBS News, the network's chief foreign affairs correspondent, and a fill-in and substitute anchor for CBS Evening News. Brennan was previously a White House correspondent for CBS and has covered Washington since 2012.

Son Ho-young

1980Son Ho-young, South Korean singer[†]

Son Ho-young is a South Korean-American singer and musical actor based in South Korea. Best known as a member of g.o.d, he made his debut in the entertainment industry with the group in 1999 and pursued a solo career as a singer and musical theater actor after the group went on hiatus. He has also regularly appeared on Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend and other music variety shows.

Richie Wellens

1980Richie Wellens, English footballer[†]

Richard Paul Wellens is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently head coach of EFL League One club Leyton Orient.

Notable Deaths

Roland Barthes

1980Roland Barthes, French linguist and critic (born 1915)[†]

Roland Gérard Barthes was a French literary theorist, essayist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician. His work engaged in the analysis of a variety of sign systems, mainly derived from Western popular culture. His ideas explored a diverse range of fields and influenced the development of multiple schools of theory, including structuralism, anthropology, literary theory, and post-structuralism.

Historical Context for March 26, 1980

In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]