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Wednesday, April 4, 1984
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The Headlines
SOVIET-U.S. TALKS GAIN ON CONSULATE AND CULTURE PACT
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Footloose
Kenny Loggins
#1 at the box office
Police Academy
$7,403,955
The must-have
Transformers
On This Day
President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Maya Angelou (1928)
- Robert Downey Jr. (1965)
- Heath Ledger (1979)
- Andrei Tarkovsky (1932)
- Caracalla (188)
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
15,402 days ago
(42 years, 72 days)