Wednesday, July 20, 1977

From the day

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The Headlines

CARTER‐BEGIN TALKS OPEN WITH PRIORITY ON A GENEVA PARLEY

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Looks Like We Made It

Barry Manilow

#1 at the box office

Star Wars †

$2,231,720

The must-have

Star Wars Action Figures

On This Day

• The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments.

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• Aeroflot Flight B-2 crashes after takeoff from Vitim Airport in the Sakha Republic, killing 39.

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• The Johnstown flood of 1977 kills 84 people and causes millions of dollars in damages.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Petrarch (1304)
• Edmund Hillary (1919)
• Gregor Mendel (1822)
• Carlos Alazraqui (1962)
• Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)

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)