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Friday, February 29, 1980
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The Headlines
Most '79 Cars Fail U.S. Safety Test At 5 M.P.H. above Required Rate; Safety Rating System MOST '79 AUTOS LAG IN TESTS FOR SAFETY Safety Factors Measured
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen
#1 at the box office
The Fog
$1,599,290
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
On This Day
Gordie Howe of the Hartford Whalers makes NHL history as he scores his 800th goal.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Gioachino Rossini (1792)
- Pedro Sánchez (1972)
- Pope Paul III (1468)
- Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940)
- Morarji Desai (1896)
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
16,898 days ago
(46 years, 108 days)