From the day
On the date
Monday, August 25, 1980
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The Headlines
News Summary; International National Metropolitan
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Sailing
Christopher Cross
#1 at the box office
Smokey and the Bandit II
$2,140,529
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
On This Day
Zimbabwe joins the United Nations.
Wikipedia →The last performance of the Jahrhundertring at the Bayreuth Festival receives ovations of 45 minutes.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Sean Connery (1930)
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Erich Honecker (1912)
- Tim Burton (1958)
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
16,720 days ago
(45 years, 295 days)