On the date

Thursday, February 25, 1988

From the day

Memories from that day

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The Headlines

Affordable Houses, With Lots of Help

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

George Michael

#1 at the box office

$5,232,945

The must-have

You Share a Birthday With

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

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

13,980 days ago

(38 years, 110 days)