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On the date

Wednesday, August 10, 1977

From the day

Memories from that day

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#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

  • In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

discostreakyuppie

Trucker Cb

10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey

Funk Soul

can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey

Catchphrases of 1977

  • May the Force be with you

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

17,831 days ago

(48 years, 311 days)