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On the date

Saturday, February 23, 1980

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The Headlines

U.S. Defeats Soviet Squad In Olympic Hockey by 4-3; U.S. Six Turns Back Soviet Squad by 4-3 'Born to Be a Player' Russian-Based Attack Holding Goes Unnoticed Soviet Goalie Replaced

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Queen

The must-have

Rubik's Cube

On This Day

  • Iran hostage crisis: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages.

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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

Catchphrases of 1980

  • Here's Johnny!
  • Who shot J.R.?

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

16,904 days ago

(46 years, 114 days)