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Monday, November 5, 1979
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The Headlines
TEHERAN STUDENTS SEIZE U.S. EMBASSY AND HOLD HOSTAGES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Heartache Tonight
Eagles
#1 at the box office
When a Stranger Calls
$1,432,139
The must-have
Sony Walkman
You Share a Birthday With
- Vivien Leigh (1913)
- Bryan Adams (1959)
- Tilda Swinton (1960)
- Vandana Shiva (1952)
- William Daniel Phillips (1948)
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
17,015 days ago
(46 years, 225 days)