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Saturday, January 28, 1984
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The Headlines
SPLIT IN ADMINISTRATION REOPENED BY FELDSTEIN REPORT ON ECONOMY
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
On This Day
Tropical Storm Domoina makes landfall in southern Mozambique, eventually causing 214 deaths and some of the most severe flooding so far recorded in the region.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Nicolas Sarkozy (1955)
- Jackson Pollock (1912)
- Gianluigi Buffon (1978)
- José Martí (1853)
- Colette (1873)
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
15,470 days ago
(42 years, 140 days)