From the day
On the date
Wednesday, March 19, 1980
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The Headlines
Saudis Are Said to Induce Yemenis To End Soviet Arms Advisers' Role; U.S. Agreed to Send Weapons Saudis Reported to Induce Yemen to Oust Russians
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Another Brick in the Wall, Part II
Pink Floyd
#1 at the box office
Coal Miner's Daughter
$1,005,036
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
You Share a Birthday With
- Bruce Willis (1955)
- David Livingstone (1813)
- Adolf Eichmann (1906)
- Philip Roth (1933)
- Mario Monti (1943)
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
16,879 days ago
(46 years, 89 days)