From the day
On the date
Tuesday, December 2, 1980
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The Headlines
Inquiry Asked by Judge Who Had Suspect as Guest; Brooklyn Judge Seeking Inquiry On Night's Stay 'Judicial Temperament' Cited
Read in The New York Times →World Mood
#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Lady
Kenny Rogers
#1 at the box office
Private Benjamin
$872,420
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
On This Day
Salvadoran Civil War: Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by a death squad.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Callas (1923)
- Nelly Furtado (1978)
- Lucy Liu (1968)
- Georges Seurat (1859)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825)
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
16,621 days ago
(45 years, 196 days)