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On the date
Thursday, February 1, 1979
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The Headlines
Albany Asserts City Will Exceed Its Income Estimates for 1979‐80
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Le Freak
Chic
#1 at the box office
Superman †
$2,045,669
The must-have
Sony Walkman
On This Day
Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Boris Yeltsin (1931)
- Clark Gable (1901)
- Leymah Gbowee (1972)
- John Ford (1894)
- Langston Hughes (1902)
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
17,291 days ago
(47 years, 136 days)