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Friday, October 31, 1980

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The Headlines

Close Reagan Business Friends; They Seem To Personify His Values 'Anybody Can Achieve Success' Immigrant Who Built A Retail Empire Reagan's Closest Business Friends Seem to Personify His Values Founded Steel Company In 1921 at Age of 23 'A Good Friend' as 'I've Always Tried to Be' Bluntest and Most Outspoken of Circle 'Fought Like Cats and Dogs' Auto Dealer Spotted Reagan Political Appeal in 1964 Lawyer a Possibility for Attorney General Post

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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

16,654 days ago

(45 years, 229 days)