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On the date
Monday, April 7, 1980
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The Headlines
Japan Moving Ahead With Saudi Refinery; Japan Moving Ahead in Joint Venture With Saudis
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
Little Darlings
$1,545,554
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
On This Day
During the Iran hostage crisis, the United States severs relations with Iran.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Jackie Chan (1954)
- William Wordsworth (1770)
- Russell Crowe (1964)
- Gerhard Schröder (1944)
- Gabriela Mistral (1889)
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
16,861 days ago
(46 years, 71 days)