From the day
On the date
Tuesday, December 19, 1978
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
ECONOMISTS EXPECT OPEC RISE TO WIDEN U.S. RECESSION RISK
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Le Freak
Chic
#1 at the box office
Superman
$3,685,756
The must-have
Simon (Memory Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Édith Piaf (1915)
- Leonid Brezhnev (1906)
- Albert A. Michelson (1852)
- Pratibha Patil (1934)
- Philip V of Spain (1683)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
discostreakyuppie
Trucker Cb
10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey
Funk Soul
can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey
Tech Check
GPS Satellites, LaserDisc & Space Invaders.
Cost of Living (1975)
Loaf of Bread
$0.36
Gallon of Gas
$0.57
Average Home
$39,300
New Car
$4,950
Time Elapsed
17,335 days ago
(47 years, 180 days)