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On the date
Tuesday, December 9, 1980
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The Headlines
Soviet Armed Services Showing Weaknesses In Several Key Areas; The Soviet Military: Its Power and Limits Last of three articles. Soviet Armed Forces Show Weakness in Many Key Areas Afghanistan Seen as Example Reluctance to Attack Afghans Breakdown of Deployment Soviet Troops Well Trained Maintenance Is Centralized Birth Rate Is Declining Navy and Air Force Problems
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
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
16,614 days ago
(45 years, 189 days)