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On the date
Wednesday, June 4, 1980
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The Headlines
An Uneasy Electorate; Despite Carter Gain, Polls Find Such Discontent That Many Democrats Say They'll Defect in Fall News Analysis Exploited Worry Over Economy Polls Show Deeply Discontented Electorate Inflation Still Bigger Concern Firm Loyalty in 1976
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
- Angelina Jolie (1975)
- Alexei Navalny (1976)
- George III (1738)
- Bronisław Komorowski (1952)
- Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867)
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
16,802 days ago
(46 years, 12 days)