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On the date

Thursday, May 30, 1985

From the day

Perspective: The Future Historian · Sound

George Michael’s synth-groove on "Everything She Wants" bleeds out of every passing Chevy, competing with the rhythmic jackhammering of a Manhattan carriage house restoration. I watched the driver scowl at the pump, muttering about how $1.12 a gallon is a total rip-off just to sit in Midtown gridlock. Listening to the digital chirps from a nearby electronics shop, I realized this cacophony is the exact frequency of a turning point. Everyone needs to just chill and realize we’re trading old brick for silicon and smoke.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Everything She Wants

Wham!

The must-have

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

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 1985

  • Make my day

Tech Check

Windows 1.0, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) & DNA Fingerprinting.

Cost of Living (1985)

Loaf of Bread

$0.55

Gallon of Gas

$1.12

Average Home

$84,300

New Car

$12,650

Time Elapsed

14,981 days ago

(41 years, 16 days)