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Thursday, May 29, 1980

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The Headlines

Nation Struggles With Its History, Ideals and Internal Conflicts; Internal Problems Multiply Iran's Revolution Revolutionary Iran Still Struggling With Its History Emotion Still Runs High Pattern Began in 1872 Old Order Restored Each Time A Symbiotic Relationship Khomeini as a U.S. Agent Television and a Mud-Brick Home Division Represented Physically

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Funkytown

Lipps Inc.

The must-have

Rubik's Cube

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

Catchphrases of 1980

  • Here's Johnny!
  • Who shot J.R.?

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

16,808 days ago

(46 years, 18 days)