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On the date
Thursday, February 7, 1980
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The Headlines
CONGRESS TO PURSUE BRIBERY ASSERTIONS DESPITE OPPOSITION; CONFLICT WITH JUSTICE DEPT. Agency Says Ethics Panels Could Hurt Criminal Cases Arising From F.B.I. Investigation House Panel Has Closed Session Congressional Committees to Pursue Bribery Assertions Despite Warnings by Justice Dept. Targets Not Selected at Random Cites Constitution on Ingrity Media Leak Investigation Asked
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Rock with You
Michael Jackson
#1 at the box office
American Gigolo
$1,463,443
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
You Share a Birthday With
- Charles Dickens (1812)
- Thomas More (1478)
- Sinclair Lewis (1885)
- Alfred Adler (1870)
- Tawakkol Karman (1979)
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
16,920 days ago
(46 years, 130 days)