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Wednesday, February 6, 1980
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The Headlines
PARIS AND BONN ASK FOR SOVIET PULLOUT FROM AFGHANISTAN; WANT ACTION 'WITHOUT DELAY' Statement Citing 'Grave Dangers' to Peace Is Tougher Position Than Either Took in Past Tougher Stand Seen Mediation Role Ruled Out Bonn and Paris Ask Soviet Pullout Difficult Position for Schmidt
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Ronald Reagan (1911)
- Bob Marley (1945)
- François Truffaut (1932)
- Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665)
- Eva Braun (1912)
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
16,921 days ago
(46 years, 131 days)