From the day
On the date
Monday, July 21, 1980
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The Headlines
Draft Registration Is Beginning Amid Controversy; Difficulties Enforcing Law Draft Registration to Start Amid Wide Controversy; Protests Are Planned Factors Hampering Registration No Plans to Add Employees Variety of Views Are Expressed
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Robin Williams (1951)
- Stefan Löfven (1957)
- John Atta Mills (1944)
- Cat Stevens (1948)
- Charlotte Gainsbourg (1971)
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
16,756 days ago
(45 years, 331 days)