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On the date

Sunday, March 11, 1984

From the day

Perspective: The Teenager · Sight

My eyes keep snagging on the neon pink of my layered leg warmers, a total clashing nightmare against the gym’s fluorescent hum. I’m tugging at my oversized sweatshirt while staring at the lobby poster for *Splash*, wishing I could just trade this sweaty headband for Daryl Hannah’s crimped mermaid hair. Someone just cranked Van Halen’s "Jump" on a boombox, and honestly, the sheer volume makes me want to tell them to barf me out. I’m just trying to stay in my own bubble until the matinee starts.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Jump

Van Halen

#1 at the box office

Splash

$6,174,059

The must-have

Transformers

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 1984

  • Where's the beef?
  • I'll be back
  • Who you gonna call?

Tech Check

Apple Macintosh, CD-ROM & Flash Memory.

Style of 1984

Silhouette: Athletic and layered

Material: Spandex and sweat

  • Leg warmers
  • Headbands
  • Oversized sweatshirts

Cost of Living (1980)

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Gallon of Gas

$1.19

Average Home

$47,200

New Car

$7,200

Time Elapsed

15,427 days ago

(42 years, 97 days)