From the day
On the date
Monday, June 2, 1980
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The Headlines
South African Rebels Attack 3 Fuel Plants; South African Guerrillas Attack 3 Fuel Plants Near Johannesburg No Indications Attackers Caught
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Funkytown
Lipps Inc.
#1 at the box office
The Empire Strikes Back †
$3,415,791
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius X (1835)
- Thomas Hardy (1840)
- Marquis de Sade (1740)
- Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857)
- Pope Leo XI (1535)
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
16,804 days ago
(46 years, 14 days)