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Wednesday, November 21, 1979
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The Headlines
News Summary
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
#1 at the box office
...And Justice for All
$1,098,879
The must-have
Sony Walkman
On This Day
The United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, is attacked by a mob and set on fire, killing four.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Voltaire (1694)
- Pope Benedict XV (1854)
- Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903)
- Björk (1965)
- René Magritte (1898)
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
16,999 days ago
(46 years, 209 days)