From the day
On the date
Monday, June 16, 1980
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The Headlines
Casino Plans Sometimes Backed By Officials With Vested Interest; Atlantic City Officials With an Interest Figuring in Casino Deals Obvious Alternative Rejected Stricter Ethics Code Sought Master Plan at Stake Corporate Finances Questioned City Officials Switch Jobs Circumvention Tactic Defended Record of Meeting Disputed
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Funkytown
Lipps Inc.
#1 at the box office
The Empire Strikes Back †
$2,817,077
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Tupac Shakur (1971)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Jürgen Klopp (1967)
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929)
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
16,790 days ago
(46 years, 0 days)