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Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jaws’ isn’t just an enduring summer classic—it also includes plenty of fun slang terms that’ll make you feel like its Shark Week all year long.

Angela Tung


On the set of ‘Jaws’ (1975).

On June 20, 1975, Steven Spielberg’s 'Jaws'—the original summer blockbuster—arrived in theaters and scared moviegoers out of the water.

Sean Hutchinson












Bruce Springsteen.

In 1975, Bruce Springsteen was at risk of being dropped by his record label. The release of ‘Born to Run’ on August 25, 1975, changed everything—a fact made all the more wild considering how close Springsteen came to scrapping the record completely.

Kenneth Partridge