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On the date
Wednesday, May 28, 1975
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The Headlines
A New Imprint
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
Freddy Fender
#1 at the box office
Breakout
$1,701,796
The must-have
Pet Rock
On This Day
Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States.
Wikipedia →At Brampton Centennial Secondary School, student Michael Slobodian kills two people and injures 13 others before committing suicide.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Kylie Minogue (1968)
- Ian Fleming (1908)
- Patrick White (1912)
- Marco Rubio (1971)
- William Pitt the Younger (1759)
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
18,637 days ago
(51 years, 22 days)