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On the date
Thursday, December 8, 1977
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The Headlines
Crash Kills Dr. Peter Goldmark, Scientist Who Invented LP Disk
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 †
$585,541
The must-have
Star Wars Action Figures
You Share a Birthday With
- Jim Morrison (1943)
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542)
- Jean Sibelius (1865)
- Kim Basinger (1953)
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
17,711 days ago
(48 years, 191 days)