From the day
On the date
Saturday, January 13, 1979
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The Headlines
Carter, in Angry Exchange, Ousts Bella Abzug From Women's Unit
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Too Much Heaven
Bee Gees
#1 at the box office
Superman †
$2,461,956
The must-have
Sony Walkman
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 101 (101)
- Orlando Bloom (1977)
- Wilhelm Wien (1864)
- Sydney Brenner (1927)
- Patrick Dempsey (1966)
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
17,310 days ago
(47 years, 155 days)