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On the date
Wednesday, November 19, 1980
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The Headlines
Canadian Rejects Reagan Energy Bid; Decision on Gas Price Cited Canadian Energy Chief Rejects Reagan Bid
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
- Indira Gandhi (1917)
- James A. Garfield (1831)
- Jodie Foster (1962)
- Mikhail Lomonosov (1711)
- Charles I of England (1600)
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
16,635 days ago
(45 years, 210 days)