From the day
On the date
Saturday, October 9, 1982
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
FEDERAL RESERVE CUTS LOAN CHARGE TO BANKS TO 9 1/2%
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Jack & Diane
John Cougar
#1 at the box office
An Officer and a Gentleman
$4,509,267
The must-have
My Little Pony
You Share a Birthday With
- John Lennon (1940)
- David Cameron (1966)
- Ivo Andrić (1892)
- Max von Laue (1879)
- Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906)
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
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
15,945 days ago
(43 years, 250 days)