From the day
On the date
Wednesday, October 12, 1977
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The Headlines
Yanks To
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
You Light Up My Life
Debby Boone
#1 at the box office
Star Wars †
$1,446,583
The must-have
Star Wars Action Figures
On This Day
Hua Guofeng succeeds Mao Zedong as paramount leader of China.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Luciano Pavarotti (1935)
- Hugh Jackman (1968)
- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
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
17,768 days ago
(48 years, 248 days)