From the day
On the date
Wednesday, October 12, 1988
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The Headlines
INSIDE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Red Red Wine
UB40
#1 at the box office
The Accused
The must-have
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Figures
On This Day
Two officers of the Victoria Police are gunned down execution-style in the Walsh Street police shootings, Australia.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Luciano Pavarotti (1935)
- Hugh Jackman (1968)
- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
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
13,750 days ago
(37 years, 245 days)