From the day
On the date
Sunday, July 27, 1980
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The Headlines
Rural Protection Splits a Community; Community Divided by Rural Protection
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Magic
Olivia Newton-John
#1 at the box office
Airplane!
$2,096,358
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
You Share a Birthday With
- Giosuè Carducci (1835)
- Alexandre Dumas fils (1824)
- Jean Baudrillard (1929)
- Murad IV (1612)
- Hans Fischer (1881)
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
16,750 days ago
(45 years, 325 days)