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On the date

Monday, April 18, 1988

From the day

Perspective: The Future Historian · Sight

The morning sun glints off the vibrant, oversized plastic of a Leonardo action figure discarded on the sidewalk, its green skin clashing with the electric neon spandex of a passing jogger. Headlines at the kiosk scream of Louise Nevelson’s passing, a stark contrast to the chaotic, geometric wood assemblages her ghost leaves behind in this changing skyline. Everything feels transient, yet the chill vibe of Whitney Houston’s voice drifting from a storefront radio suggests a world trying to hold its breath. I watch the silhouettes of shoulder pads move through the haze, unaware that the fiber optic cables being laid beneath our feet are already rewriting their future in light.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Where Do Broken Hearts Go

Whitney Houston

The must-have

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Figures

On This Day

  • In Israel John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II, although the verdict is later overturned.

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  • The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.

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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

13,927 days ago

(38 years, 57 days)