From the day
On the date
Wednesday, May 21, 1980
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The Headlines
50,000 Warned of Volcano Flood Threat; Scientists See Danger In Overflow of Lake Dammed by Debris Much of Valley in Path 98 Reported Missing 50,000 Are Warned of a Flood Threat From Volcano North Side Observed Ship Channel Clogged Five Bodies Recovered
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Call Me
Blondie
#1 at the box office
Friday the 13th
$1,945,657
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
You Share a Birthday With
- Albrecht Dürer (1471)
- Andrei Sakharov (1921)
- Philip II of Spain (1527)
- Mary Robinson (1944)
- Willem Einthoven (1860)
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
16,816 days ago
(46 years, 26 days)