Monday, August 25, 1980

From the day

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The Headlines

News Summary; International National Metropolitan

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Sailing

Christopher Cross

#1 at the box office

$2,140,529

The must-have

Rubik's Cube

On This Day

• Zimbabwe joins the United Nations.

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• The last performance of the Jahrhundertring at the Bayreuth Festival receives ovations of 45 minutes.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Sean Connery (1930)
• Ivan the Terrible (1530)
• Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
• Erich Honecker (1912)
• Tim Burton (1958)

Slang

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)