From the day
On the date
Friday, May 23, 1980
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The Headlines
Hostage Issue Recedes As the Administration Mutes Its Crisis Status; Hostage Issue Recedes as President Stops Treating It as a Major Crisis Steps Toward De-emphasis Opinions on Carter Actions Unanswered Questions
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Call Me
Blondie
#1 at the box office
The Empire Strikes Back †
$4,064,022
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Linnaeus (1707)
- Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
- John Bardeen (1908)
- Anatoly Karpov (1951)
- Alan García (1949)
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
16,814 days ago
(46 years, 24 days)