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Saturday, January 5, 1980
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The Headlines
Carter Speech: Limited Steps; They Leave Door Open For Thaw in Relations News Analysis Restraint in Speech Carter Takes Limited Steps, Leaves Way Open to Thaw Similar Soviet Actions in Past Carter's Action Limited Desire for World Condemnation
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Please Don't Go
KC and the Sunshine Band
#1 at the box office
Kramer vs. Kramer
$1,897,954
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
awesomebodaciouscheesychill
Valley Girl
as ifbarf me outgag me with a spoongrodytotally
Hip Hop
baddefdopeflyfreshword
Yuppie
greed is goodpower lunchnetworking
Tech Check
Fax Machine Boom, Pac-Man & Flash Memory.
Style of 1980
Silhouette: Oversized inverted triangle
Material: Lycra and sequins
- Shoulder pads
- Perms
- Neon accessories
Cost of Living (1980)
Loaf of Bread
$0.50
Gallon of Gas
$1.19
Average Home
$47,200
New Car
$7,200
Time Elapsed
16,953 days ago
(46 years, 163 days)