From the day
On the date
Thursday, May 3, 1979
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The Headlines
The Art of the Furniture Maker
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Reunited
Peaches & Herb
#1 at the box office
Manhattan
$1,155,174
The must-have
Sony Walkman
On This Day
Margaret Thatcher wins the United Kingdom general election. The following day, she becomes the first female British Prime Minister.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Niccolò Machiavelli (1469)
- Golda Meir (1898)
- Bing Crosby (1903)
- James Brown (1933)
- Steven Weinberg (1933)
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
17,201 days ago
(47 years, 46 days)