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Saturday, March 1, 1980

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The Headlines

KHOMEINI AIDE SAYS PANEL NOW CAN TALK WITH U.S. HOSTAGES; WEEKEND SESSION HELD LIKELY Commission Reported Convinced It Will Be Allowed to Meet All 50 Captives in Embassy 'Maybe in 4 Hours, Maybe in 20' Khomeini Aide Says Commission Can See Captives Hope for a Solution Two-Ballot System to Stay U.S. Told Visit Is Near Verification Sought U.S. Aide Talks of 'Early Release'

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#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

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

16,897 days ago

(46 years, 107 days)