yesterwire.comBack to search

On the date

Monday, November 12, 1979

From the day

Memories from that day

No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.

The Headlines

Korean Investment Undaunted; Deals Win Approval Investment in Korea: Cautious But Undaunted Foreign Bankers Want Reassurance Korean Officials Optimistic

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Still

Commodores

The must-have

Sony Walkman

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

discostreakyuppie

Trucker Cb

10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey

Funk Soul

can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey

Catchphrases of 1979

  • I love the smell of napalm in the morning

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

17,007 days ago

(46 years, 217 days)