On the date

Thursday, March 8, 1984

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The Headlines

2 WHO MADE LOANS TO ALVARADO GOT EXTRA SCHOOL PAY

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Van Halen

#1 at the box office

$6,174,059

The must-have

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 1984

Tech Check

Apple Macintosh, CD-ROM & Flash Memory.

Style of 1984

Silhouette: Athletic and layered

Material: Spandex and sweat

Cost of Living (1980)

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Gallon of Gas

$1.19

Average Home

$47,200

New Car

$7,200

Time Elapsed

15,429 days ago

(42 years, 99 days)