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Monday, October 20, 1980

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The Headlines

REAGAN CALLS PEACE HIS FIRST OBJECTIVE IN ADDRESS TO NATION; COUNTERS CARTER'S CHARGES Talk Outlines a Bipartisan Foreign Policy -- Pledges Arms Talks Based on U.S. Strength Reagan Calls World Peace His First Objective and Outlines Bipartisan Foreign Policy Strength and Peace 'I Will Sit Down With the Russians'

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World Mood

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Woman in Love

Barbra Streisand

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

Catchphrases of 1980

  • Here's Johnny!
  • Who shot J.R.?

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

16,665 days ago

(45 years, 240 days)