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On the date

Thursday, August 5, 1982

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sound

The July heat still clings to the asphalt as I adjust the focus on my Leica, framing a kid in a neon tank top who’s leaning against a grease-stained brick wall. From a nearby boombox, the aggressive, rhythmic pulse of "Eye of the Tiger" punches through the roar of city buses, making everyone on the block move with a little more purpose. I capture the grit of the sidewalk, ignoring a "cheesy" street performer while the heavy smell of buck-nineteen gasoline wafts from the corner station. I just need one more roll of film before I can go home, crack a beer, and finally chill in front of the fan.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Eye of the Tiger

Survivor

#1 at the box office

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial †

$9,525,306

The must-have

My Little Pony

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

Catchphrases of 1982

  • E.T. phone home

Tech Check

Compact Disc (CD), Commodore 64 & Adobe PostScript.

Cost of Living (1980)

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Gallon of Gas

$1.19

Average Home

$47,200

New Car

$7,200

Time Elapsed

16,010 days ago

(43 years, 315 days)