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- The 'King', Elvis Presley, dies at 42, of a heart
attack at his home in Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee. (August 16)
- The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCollough is the book of the year
according to Publisher's Weekly. (The story is set in the Northern Territories
of Australia)
- First TV viewer discretion warning - "Soap".(September
13)
- The Space Shuttle, destined to be America's spacecraft of the
1980s, makes its maiden flight on top of a
Boeing 747
- New York City - Canadian country rock group The Band's
documentary film 'The Last Waltz' is released
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