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On the date

Monday, September 12, 1983

From the day

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Maniac

Michael Sembello

#1 at the box office

Mr. Mom

$3,860,064

The must-have

Cabbage Patch Kids

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

15,607 days ago

(42 years, 277 days)