On the date

Sunday, June 1, 1980

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The Headlines

Jacobson Flees a Jail in Brooklyn While Awaiting Murder Sentence; Jacobson, Convicted Murderer, Escapes From Jail Drug Charges Raised at Trial

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Lipps Inc.

#1 at the box office

$3,415,791

The must-have

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

Tech Check

Fax Machine Boom, Pac-Man & Flash Memory.

Style of 1980

Silhouette: Oversized inverted triangle

Material: Lycra and sequins

Cost of Living (1980)

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Gallon of Gas

$1.19

Average Home

$47,200

New Car

$7,200

Time Elapsed

16,806 days ago

(46 years, 16 days)