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On the date

Friday, April 4, 1975

From the day

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Lovin' You

Minnie Riperton

#1 at the box office

The Godfather Part II

$1,184,325

The must-have

Pet Rock

On This Day

  • Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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  • Vietnam War: A United States Air Force Lockheed C-5A Galaxy transporting orphans, crashes near Saigon, South Vietnam shortly after takeoff, killing 172 people.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

discostreakyuppie

Trucker Cb

10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey

Funk Soul

can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey

Catchphrases of 1975

  • We're gonna need a bigger boat

Tech Check

Personal Computer (Altair 8800), Digital Camera & Laser Printer.

Cost of Living (1975)

Loaf of Bread

$0.36

Gallon of Gas

$0.57

Average Home

$39,300

New Car

$4,950

Time Elapsed

18,690 days ago

(51 years, 75 days)