~Flashback - 1980~

Ronald Reagan elected president in Republican sweep (Nov. 4).
Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington, U.S. on May 18 1980, killing 57 people.


US GDP (1998 dollars): $2,784.20 billion
Federal spending: $590.95 billion
Federal debt: $909.1 billion
Median Household Income
(current dollars): $17,710
Consumer Price Index: 82.4
Unemployment: 7.1%
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.15

John Lennon of the Beatles shot dead in New York City.

Movies

• Raging Bull, Ordinary People, Coal Miner's Daughter, The Elephant Man, Tess, Urban Cowboy, Times Square, Airplane!