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Wednesday, December 26, 1984
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The Headlines
IN SHOPS, STREETS AND CHURCHES, THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS EMERGES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Like a Virgin
Madonna
#1 at the box office
Beverly Hills Cop
$20,064,790
The must-have
Transformers
You Share a Birthday With
- Mao Zedong (1893)
- Charles Babbage (1791)
- Henry Miller (1891)
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194)
- Jared Leto (1971)
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
15,136 days ago
(41 years, 171 days)