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On the date

Thursday, January 28, 1982

From the day

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)

Daryl Hall and John Oates

The must-have

My Little Pony

On This Day

  • US Army General James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades.

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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 1982

  • E.T. phone home

Tech Check

Compact Disc (CD), Commodore 64 & Adobe PostScript.

Cost of Living (1980)

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Gallon of Gas

$1.19

Average Home

$47,200

New Car

$7,200

Time Elapsed

16,199 days ago

(44 years, 139 days)