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Friday, February 5, 1988

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The Headlines

Photo of Jean-Honore Fragonard's ''Self-Portrait in Three-Quarter View, Facing Left'' THE GLORY OF FRAGONARD AT THE MET

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Could've Been

Tiffany

The must-have

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Figures

On This Day

  • Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges.

    Wikipedia →

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 1988

  • Just do it
  • Read my lips: no new taxes

Tech Check

Fiber Optic Cables (Transatlantic), Doppler Radar & Digital Cellular.

Cost of Living (1985)

Loaf of Bread

$0.55

Gallon of Gas

$1.12

Average Home

$84,300

New Car

$12,650

Time Elapsed

14,000 days ago

(38 years, 130 days)