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Friday, November 28, 1980

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The Headlines

Volatile Wastes Illegally Stored At Newark Site; 300 Drums Found Off Pike --City Posts Firefighters Barrels Under Guard Illegal Dumping Profitable Volatile Toxic Wastes Found Illegally Stored in Jersey

Read in The New York Times →

World Mood

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Lady

Kenny Rogers

The must-have

Rubik's Cube

On This Day

  • Iran–Iraq War: Operation Morvarid: The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf. (Commemorated in Iran as Navy Day.)

    Wikipedia →

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

16,625 days ago

(45 years, 200 days)