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Thursday, April 17, 1975
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The Headlines
EXTRA TAX SOUGHT TO AID DOWNTOWN
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John Band
#1 at the box office
The Godfather Part II
$792,400
The must-have
Pet Rock
On This Day
The Cambodian Civil War ends. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Victoria Beckham (1974)
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916)
- Jennifer Garner (1972)
- J. P. Morgan (1837)
- William Holden (1918)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
discostreakyuppie
Trucker Cb
10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey
Funk Soul
can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey
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
18,677 days ago
(51 years, 62 days)