From the day
On the date
Saturday, April 21, 1979
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The Headlines
Carter, Tanned and Rested, Leaves Secluded Island
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Knock on Wood
Amii Stewart
#1 at the box office
The Deer Hunter
$1,340,362
The must-have
Sony Walkman
You Share a Birthday With
- Elizabeth II (1926)
- Max Weber (1864)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816)
- Anthony Quinn (1915)
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)
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
17,212 days ago
(47 years, 57 days)