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On the date

Sunday, January 16, 1983

From the day

Perspective: The Teenager · Sight

The sun catches the blinding neon stripe on my windbreaker as I lean against the pump, grooving to "Down Under" blasting from the car's speakers. I hand my dad a crumpled ten, grumbling because **$1.19** a gallon is total highway robbery for a Sunday afternoon joyride. Everything looks vibrant and sharp, from the perms and thick shoulder pads passing by to the way the light hits my digital watch. It’s absolutely awesome how the world feels like it’s speeding up, just like the high-tech future everyone is whispering about.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Down Under

Men at Work

#1 at the box office

Tootsie

$9,487,210

The must-have

Cabbage Patch Kids

On This Day

  • Turkish Airlines Flight 158 crashes at Ankara Esenboğa Airport in Ankara, Turkey, killing 47 and injuring 20.

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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 1983

  • Whatcha talkin' 'bout, Willis?
  • Say hello to my little friend

Tech Check

Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, Internet (TCP/IP Standard) & Microsoft Word.

Cost of Living (1980)

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Gallon of Gas

$1.19

Average Home

$47,200

New Car

$7,200

Time Elapsed

15,846 days ago

(43 years, 151 days)