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Monday, December 8, 1980
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The Headlines
Reagan Urged To Reorganize U.S. Intelligence; Central Records System Reagan Committee on C.I.A. Urges Reorganization of U.S. Intelligence Trouble in the Agencies A Longstanding Debate Moving the Desks
Read in The New York Times →World Mood
#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Lady
Kenny Rogers
#1 at the box office
Flash Gordon
$1,428,771
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
On This Day
John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jim Morrison (1943)
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542)
- Jean Sibelius (1865)
- Kim Basinger (1953)
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
16,615 days ago
(45 years, 190 days)