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On the date
Wednesday, February 9, 1977
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The Headlines
NEW YORK IS ORDERED TO BEGIN REPAYMENT OF NOTES IN 30 DAYS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Torn Between Two Lovers
Mary MacGregor
#1 at the box office
Rocky
$1,351,500
The must-have
Star Wars Action Figures
You Share a Birthday With
- William Henry Harrison (1773)
- Thomas Paine (1737)
- J. M. Coetzee (1940)
- Alice Walker (1944)
- Joseph Stiglitz (1943)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
discostreakyuppie
Trucker Cb
10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey
Funk Soul
can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey
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)
Loaf of Bread
$0.36
Gallon of Gas
$0.57
Average Home
$39,300
New Car
$4,950
Time Elapsed
18,013 days ago
(49 years, 128 days)