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Monday, August 15, 1977
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The Headlines
Ethiopia Shows Shot‐Down Somali Jet, Cache of Arms
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Best of My Love
The Emotions
#1 at the box office
Star Wars †
$3,267,789
The must-have
Star Wars Action Figures
On This Day
The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "Wow! signal" from the notation made by a volunteer on the project.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Napoleon (1769)
- Walter Scott (1771)
- Ben Affleck (1972)
- Louis de Broglie (1892)
- Sri Aurobindo (1872)
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
17,826 days ago
(48 years, 306 days)