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Saturday, August 6, 1977
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The Headlines
Court Voids 2 Life Terms Imposed Under New York State Drug Laws
Read in The New York Times →#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
You Share a Birthday With
- Andy Warhol (1928)
- Alexander Fleming (1881)
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809)
- Lucille Ball (1911)
- Michelle Yeoh (1962)
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
17,836 days ago
(48 years, 316 days)