Thursday, February 22, 1979

From the day

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The Headlines

Carter Bids States Aid Price Fight

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?

Rod Stewart

#1 at the box office

Superman †

$1,315,729

The must-have

Sony Walkman

On This Day

• Saint Lucia gains independence from the United Kingdom.

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You Share a Birthday With

• George Washington (1732)
• Arthur Schopenhauer (1788)
• Heinrich Hertz (1857)
• Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857)
• Drew Barrymore (1975)

Slang

Tech Check

Sony Walkman, Spreadsheet (VisiCalc) & Cellular Network (1G).

Cost of Living (1975)