Sunday, December 23, 1979

From the day

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The Headlines

The Nikolais Way Of Dancing

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Escape (The Piña Colada Song)

Rupert Holmes

#1 at the box office

$2,778,258

The must-have

Sony Walkman

On This Day

• Soviet–Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Akihito (1933)
• Helmut Schmidt (1918)
• Alexander I of Russia (1777)
• Joseph Smith (1805)
• Jean-François Champollion (1790)

Slang

Tech Check

Sony Walkman, Spreadsheet (VisiCalc) & Cellular Network (1G).

Cost of Living (1975)