From the day
On the date
Wednesday, January 24, 1979
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The Headlines
Insurance Redlining Rises As Homeowners' Hurdle
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
- AD 76 (1976)
- Frederick the Great (1712)
- Moon Jae-in (1953)
- Joachim Gauck (1940)
- Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732)
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
17,299 days ago
(47 years, 144 days)