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Wednesday, November 14, 1984
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The Headlines
PLAN TO SHUT FACTORY STUNS UPSTATE VILLAGE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Wham!
#1 at the box office
Missing in Action
$6,101,460
The must-have
Transformers
On This Day
Zamboanga City mayor Cesar Climaco, a prominent critic of the government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is assassinated in his home city.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Jawaharlal Nehru (1889)
- Charles III (1948)
- Claude Monet (1840)
- Josh Duhamel (1972)
- Astrid Lindgren (1907)
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
15,179 days ago
(41 years, 214 days)