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On the date

Wednesday, September 18, 1985

From the day

Perspective: The Anxious Local · Sight

The neon glow of the gas station sign burns a harsh $1.12$ into my retinas, a price that makes my stomach churn as I lean against my fender. Everyone is sporting those boxy, padded-shoulder silhouettes, looking so fresh and composed while I’m spiraling over these confusing new nutrition labels. Between the "Money for Nothing" music video flickering on the shop's TV and the terrifying headlines about what’s actually in our food, the world feels like it’s spinning out of control. I just want to disappear into a movie theater and pretend the future is as simple as a flying car.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Money for Nothing

Dire Straits

#1 at the box office

Back to the Future †

$3,924,156

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

14,870 days ago

(40 years, 270 days)