From the day
On the date
Tuesday, January 24, 1984
Memories from that day
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The Headlines
InternationalWith a change in Spain, coup
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes
#1 at the box office
Silkwood
$3,547,122
The must-have
Transformers
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 76 (1976)
- Frederick the Great (1712)
- Moon Jae-in (1953)
- Joachim Gauck (1940)
- Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732)
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
Apple Macintosh, CD-ROM & Flash Memory.
Style of 1984
Silhouette: Athletic and layered
Material: Spandex and sweat
- Leg warmers
- Headbands
- Oversized sweatshirts
Cost of Living (1980)
Loaf of Bread
$0.50
Gallon of Gas
$1.19
Average Home
$47,200
New Car
$7,200
Time Elapsed
15,473 days ago
(42 years, 143 days)