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Saturday, February 2, 1980
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The Headlines
Canadians Are Suddenly Heroes, And Americans Extend Thanks; TO CANADIAN HEROES, U.S. EXTENDS THANKS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Rock with You
Michael Jackson
#1 at the box office
The Silent Scream
$1,919,563
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
On This Day
Reports surface that the FBI is targeting allegedly corrupt Congressmen in the Abscam operation.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- James Joyce (1882)
- Shakira (1977)
- Ayn Rand (1905)
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926)
- Park Geun-hye (1952)
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
16,925 days ago
(46 years, 135 days)