From the day
On the date
Thursday, July 10, 1980
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The Headlines
U.S. Judge Rules Oil Companies Can Pass Along Connecticut Tax; Judge Overrules Price Constraint On Oil Concerns Bill Checked With Washington
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Coming Up
Paul McCartney
#1 at the box office
Airplane!
$2,739,328
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
You Share a Birthday With
- Nikola Tesla (1856)
- Marcel Proust (1871)
- Mahathir Mohamad (1925)
- John Calvin (1509)
- Alice Munro (1931)
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
16,767 days ago
(45 years, 342 days)