Thursday, August 4, 1977

From the day

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The Headlines

C.I.A. DIRECTOR GIVEN WIDE BUDGET POWER IN CARTER PROPOSAL

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I Just Want to Be Your Everything

Andy Gibb

#1 at the box office

Star Wars †

$3,620,800

The must-have

Star Wars Action Figures

On This Day

• U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Barack Obama (1961)
• Louis Armstrong (1901)
• Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792)
• Knut Hamsun (1859)
• José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (1960)

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)