From the day
On the date
Thursday, April 26, 1979
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The Headlines
From Towels to Fashion Wear
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Heart of Glass
Blondie
#1 at the box office
Love at First Bite
$1,461,097
The must-have
Sony Walkman
You Share a Birthday With
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889)
- AD 121 (121)
- AD 757 (757)
- Eugène Delacroix (1798)
- Jet Li (1963)
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
17,207 days ago
(47 years, 52 days)