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On the date

Tuesday, June 12, 1984

From the day

Perspective: The Future Historian · Sound

The rhythmic *thwack-thwack* of a Walkman’s rewind button competes with the frantic chatter of brokers outside the bank, their voices tight with anxiety over the Dow’s fifteen-point slide. I lean against the brick, my oversized sweatshirt damp from the humidity, listening to the synthesized longing of Cyndi Lauper bleeding through a passerby’s cheap foam headphones. Everyone just needs to chill, but the city is vibrating with the neon hum of a new era. I can still hear the crowded cinema's roar from last night—that infectious *Ghostbusters* theme song echoing over the screech of yellow taxis and the digital chirps of a world being rewritten in silicon.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Time After Time

Cyndi Lauper

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

15,333 days ago

(42 years, 3 days)