Friday, February 18, 1977

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The Headlines

Rumania Seizes Leading Dissidents; Ceausescu Terms Them ‘Traitors’

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Blinded by the Light

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

#1 at the box office

$1,887,822

The must-have

Star Wars Action Figures

On This Day

• The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle is carried on its maiden "flight" on top of a Boeing 747.

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• A thousand armed soldiers raid Kalakuta Republic, the commune of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti, leading to the death of Funmilayo Anikulapo Kuti.

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• The Xinjiang 61st Regiment Farm fire started during Chinese New Year when a firecracker ignited memorial wreaths of the late Mao Zedong, killing 694 personnel. It remains the deadliest fireworks accident in the world.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Toni Morrison (1931)
• Alessandro Volta (1745)
• John Travolta (1954)
• Ramakrishna (1836)
• Mary I of England (1516)

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)