From the day
On the date
Monday, March 3, 1980
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The Headlines
News Summary; International National Metropolitan
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
The USS Nautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847)
- Georg Cantor (1845)
- Zico (footballer) (1953)
- William Godwin (1756)
- Ion Iliescu (1930)
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
16,895 days ago
(46 years, 105 days)