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On the date

Monday, August 5, 1985

From the day

Perspective: The Anxious Local · Sound

The radio is practically screaming "Shout" by Tears for Fears through my kitchen window, competing with the relentless hum of the city traffic outside. Everything feels tight today, especially after seeing the headlines about the divorce law mess; it’s like even the legal system is rigged against us staying afloat. I staring at the receipt in disbelief because paying **$0.55** for a single loaf of bread feels like a robbery, even if my kid thinks the new graphics on that Nintendo machine are "awesome." I just hope I can handle the noise of this world without snapping.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Shout

Tears for Fears

#1 at the box office

Back to the Future †

$8,074,395

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

14,914 days ago

(40 years, 314 days)