From the day
On the date
Friday, January 26, 1979
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The Headlines
Governor Favors State Operation Of Any Casinos
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Le Freak
Chic
#1 at the box office
Superman †
$2,200,610
The must-have
Sony Walkman
You Share a Birthday With
- Douglas MacArthur (1880)
- Paul Newman (1925)
- José Mourinho (1963)
- Ellen DeGeneres (1958)
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953)
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
17,297 days ago
(47 years, 142 days)