From the day
On the date
Monday, July 2, 1979
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The Headlines
Yanks Hit 5 Homers In Victory
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Ring My Bell
Anita Ward
#1 at the box office
Moonraker
$3,585,238
The must-have
Sony Walkman
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
17,140 days ago
(46 years, 350 days)