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Tuesday, November 11, 1980
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The Headlines
Chase's Lawsuit Against Iran; Case Illustrates Legal Tangle in Hostage Crisis A Contrast in Styles Chase Manhattan Bank v. Islamic Republic of Iran Chase v. Iran Illustrates Hostage Tangle Funds Offset Against Debts Iranians Sue in London Freeze Amended First Day Attachment Order Granted
Read in The New York Times →World Mood
#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Lady
Kenny Rogers
#1 at the box office
Private Benjamin
$1,628,001
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
You Share a Birthday With
- Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821)
- Leonardo DiCaprio (1974)
- Kurt Vonnegut (1922)
- Benedicta Boccoli (1966)
- Demi Moore (1962)
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
16,642 days ago
(45 years, 217 days)