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On the date
Thursday, July 17, 1980
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The Headlines
Severe Drought Is Feared As Heat Withers 6 States; New Areas Are Invaded Extended Drought Is Feared as Killing Heat Racks the Southwest Official Fears Catastrophe Aquifers May Be Depleted Cattlemen Selling Herds
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
Billy Joel
#1 at the box office
Airplane!
$2,662,155
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
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
16,759 days ago
(45 years, 334 days)