From the day
On the date
Sunday, April 29, 1979
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The Headlines
Drum Photograph by John Marmaras
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Reunited
Peaches & Herb
#1 at the box office
Love at First Bite
$1,461,097
The must-have
Sony Walkman
You Share a Birthday With
- Hirohito (1901)
- Henri Poincaré (1854)
- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (1968)
- Alexander II of Russia (1818)
- Uma Thurman (1970)
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
17,204 days ago
(47 years, 49 days)