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Saturday, January 20, 1979
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The Headlines
WEST IS CONSIDERING MISSILE FOR EUROPE ABLE TO HIT SOVIET
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Le Freak
Chic
#1 at the box office
Superman †
$2,123,217
The must-have
Sony Walkman
You Share a Birthday With
- Federico Fellini (1920)
- André-Marie Ampère (1775)
- Buzz Aldrin (1930)
- David Lynch (1946)
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873)
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
17,303 days ago
(47 years, 148 days)