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Sunday, February 17, 1980
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The Headlines
F.B.I. COVER-UP SEEN IN 60'S KLAN ATTACKS; Justice Dept. Study Finds Agents Ignored Violence by Informer Study Concludes F.B.I. Agents Covered Up Informer's Role in 60's Klan Attacks Seven-Month Delay Veto on Klan Violence Different Accounts of Slaying Freedom Rider Incident Street Fight With Blacks Messages to Director F.B.I. Inaction Criticized Findings on Alleged Killing
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen
#1 at the box office
Cruising
$1,694,803
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
16,910 days ago
(46 years, 120 days)