From the day
On the date
Monday, November 17, 1980
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The Headlines
Pope, in Germany, Asks Catholics To Strengthen Ties to Protestants; Ecumenism Is Stressed Pope, in Germany, Asks Catholics To Strengthen Ties to Protestants Meets With the Handicapped Homosexuals Protest Pope's Visit
Read in The New York Times →World Mood
#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Lady
Kenny Rogers
#1 at the box office
Private Benjamin
$1,281,696
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
You Share a Birthday With
- Martin Scorsese (1942)
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Cyril Ramaphosa (1952)
- Rachel McAdams (1978)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
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
16,636 days ago
(45 years, 211 days)