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On the date
Tuesday, April 17, 1984
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The Headlines
CHASE NET OFF 3.4% IN QUARTER
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
Phil Collins
#1 at the box office
Police Academy
$6,101,974
The must-have
Transformers
You Share a Birthday With
- Victoria Beckham (1974)
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916)
- Jennifer Garner (1972)
- J. P. Morgan (1837)
- William Holden (1918)
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
15,389 days ago
(42 years, 59 days)