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On the date
Tuesday, January 9, 1979
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The Headlines
3 New York Agencies May Sue Comptroller. On Appointee Status
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Too Much Heaven
Bee Gees
#1 at the box office
Superman †
$3,424,808
The must-have
Sony Walkman
You Share a Birthday With
- Richard Nixon (1913)
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908)
- AD 727 (727)
- Karel Čapek (1890)
- Joan Baez (1941)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
discostreakyuppie
Trucker Cb
10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey
Funk Soul
can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey
Tech Check
Sony Walkman, Spreadsheet (VisiCalc) & Cellular Network (1G).
Cost of Living (1975)
Loaf of Bread
$0.36
Gallon of Gas
$0.57
Average Home
$39,300
New Car
$4,950
Time Elapsed
17,314 days ago
(47 years, 159 days)