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On the date

Thursday, September 1, 1983

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sound

The heavy clack of my Leica shutter cuts through the synthesizers of "Sweet Dreams" drifting from a passing transistor radio, capturing a businessman in a stiff-shouldered suit shouting into a beige DynaTAC brick. The air tastes like bus exhaust and wet pavement, a grit that feels right against the backdrop of neon cinema marquees and the frenzy of parents hunting for those puffy-faced dolls. I duck into the bodega, tossing two quarters on the counter with a sigh because **$0.50** for a single loaf of bread feels like highway robbery lately. Outside, a kid in a fresh track jacket flashes a **dope** grin for my lens, his silhouette sharp against the gray September light of a city that never stops moving.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

Eurythmics

#1 at the box office

Mr. Mom

$8,221,715

The must-have

Cabbage Patch Kids

On This Day

  • Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet jet fighter after the commercial aircraft strayed into Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald.

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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

15,618 days ago

(42 years, 288 days)