Monday, January 17, 1977

From the day

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The Headlines

Gilmore Faces Execution at Dawn

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I Wish

Stevie Wonder

#1 at the box office

$1,206,064

The must-have

Star Wars Action Figures

On This Day

• Capital punishment in the United States resumes after a ten-year hiatus, as convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in Utah.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Benjamin Franklin (1706)
• Muhammad Ali (1942)
• Michelle Obama (1964)
• Jim Carrey (1962)
• David Lloyd George (1863)

Slang

Tech Check

Apple II, Atari 2600, Commodore PET & TRS-80.

Style of 1977

Silhouette: Deconstructed and ripped (Punk)

Material: Leather and safety pins

• Mohawks
• Graphic tees
• Studded belts

Cost of Living (1975)