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On the date
Tuesday, August 9, 1977
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The Headlines
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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
- Whitney Houston (1963)
- Jean Piaget (1896)
- Romano Prodi (1939)
- Gillian Anderson (1968)
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
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
17,832 days ago
(48 years, 312 days)