On the date

Tuesday, May 29, 1979

From the day

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The Headlines

News Summary

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Donna Summer

#1 at the box office

$2,327,321

The must-have

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

discostreakyuppie

Trucker Cb

10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey

Funk Soul

can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey

Catchphrases of 1979

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

17,174 days ago

(47 years, 19 days)