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On the date

Sunday, February 13, 1983

From the day

Perspective: The Anxious Local · Sight

The neon glow of the diner sign flickers over my newsprint, where terrifying headlines about seeking cancer at its source make my stomach churn. I can barely afford the fifty-cent loaf of bread in my bag with gas prices creeping up to nearly a buck-twenty, yet every shop window is jammed with those bulging-eyed Cabbage Patch Kids that cost a small fortune. Seeing those shoulder-padded silhouettes lugging around giant Motorola bricks while I struggle to keep the lights on is just—gag me with a spoon. It feels like the whole world is obsessed with expensive toys and new technology while we're all just one bad x-ray away from ruin.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Baby, Come to Me

Patti Austin and James Ingram

#1 at the box office

Tootsie

$4,747,425

The must-have

Cabbage Patch Kids

On This Day

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

15,818 days ago

(43 years, 123 days)