From the day
On the date
Wednesday, July 18, 1984
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The Headlines
U.S.-SOVIET ACCORD ON NEW HOT LINE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
When Doves Cry
Prince
#1 at the box office
Ghostbusters †
$8,493,861
The must-have
Transformers
On This Day
McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: James Oliver Huberty kills 21 people and injures 19 others before being shot dead by police.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Nelson Mandela (1918)
- Hendrik Lorentz (1853)
- Priyanka Chopra (1982)
- Vin Diesel (1967)
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811)
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
15,297 days ago
(41 years, 332 days)