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On the date
Tuesday, December 4, 1979
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The Headlines
Terrorists in Puerto Rico Ambush Navy Bus, Killing 2 and Injuring 10
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Babe
Styx
#1 at the box office
...And Justice for All
$965,755
The must-have
Sony Walkman
On This Day
The Hastie fire in Hull kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Francisco Franco (1892)
- Rainer Maria Rilke (1875)
- Thomas Carlyle (1795)
- Jay-Z (1969)
- Jeff Bridges (1949)
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
16,985 days ago
(46 years, 195 days)