From the day
On the date
Monday, May 16, 1988
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The Headlines
Soviet Trade Is Rated High in U.S.
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Anything for You
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
#1 at the box office
Willow
The must-have
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Figures
On This Day
A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Megan Fox (1986)
- Pierce Brosnan (1953)
- Janet Jackson (1966)
- Henry Fonda (1905)
- Pope Innocent XI (1611)
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
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
13,900 days ago
(38 years, 30 days)