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J4F – Way Back Wednesday: 8/6/1982

Here’s what was rocking in 1982.

Way Back Wednesday 8/6/1982

Top U.S. Song – Eye of the Tiger

Average cost for a gallon of gas – $1.30

Average cost for a gallon of milk – $2.24

Average cost for a postage stamp – $0.20

Average cost for a dozen eggs – $0.84

Average cost of a new home – $83,900.00

Life expectancy – 74.5 years

President of the United States – Ronald W. Reagan

Popular Movies – Blade Runner, Poltergeist, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Thing, Conan the Barbarian, Annie, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Rocky III, TRON

Popular Books – The Color Purple, Alice Walker; The Gunslinger, Stephen King; V for Vendetta, Alan Moore; The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley; The BFG, Roald Dahl; Schindler’s List, Thomas Keneally

Happy Birthday to – Robin van Persie, Lucille Ball, Andy Warhol, David Robinson, Vera Farmiga, Marisa Miller, M. Night Shyamalan, Mike Greenberg

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