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On the date
Sunday, August 14, 1988
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The Headlines
THE NATION: A History of Republican Conventions; Despite a Well-Managed Game Plan, Republicans Play Intramural Hardball
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Roll With It
Steve Winwood
#1 at the box office
Young Guns
The must-have
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Figures
You Share a Birthday With
- John Galsworthy (1867)
- Halle Berry (1966)
- Mila Kunis (1983)
- Hans Christian Ørsted (1777)
- Pope Pius VII (1742)
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
13,809 days ago
(37 years, 304 days)