From the day
On the date
Saturday, December 19, 1981
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The Headlines
THE DAILY NEWS IS FOR SALE, PARENT COMPANY ANNOUNCES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Physical
Olivia Newton-John
#1 at the box office
Neighbors
$6,481,386
The must-have
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
On This Day
Sixteen lives are lost when the Penlee lifeboat goes to the aid of the stricken coaster Union Star in heavy seas.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Édith Piaf (1915)
- Leonid Brezhnev (1906)
- Albert A. Michelson (1852)
- Pratibha Patil (1934)
- Jake Gyllenhaal (1980)
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
IBM PC, MS-DOS & Space Shuttle.
Cost of Living (1980)
Loaf of Bread
$0.50
Gallon of Gas
$1.19
Average Home
$47,200
New Car
$7,200
Time Elapsed
16,239 days ago
(44 years, 179 days)