On the date

Friday, July 8, 1977

From the day

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The Headlines

5 Killed, 71 Injured in Danbury Federal Prison Fire

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Alan O'Day

#1 at the box office

$2,291,696

The must-have

You Share a Birthday With

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

discostreakyuppie

Trucker Cb

10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey

Funk Soul

can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey

Catchphrases of 1977

Tech Check

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

Style of 1977

Silhouette: Deconstructed and ripped (Punk)

Material: Leather and safety pins

Cost of Living (1975)

Loaf of Bread

$0.36

Gallon of Gas

$0.57

Average Home

$39,300

New Car

$4,950

Time Elapsed

17,864 days ago

(48 years, 344 days)