From the day
On the date
Thursday, February 1, 1990
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The Headlines
Upheaval in the East: U.S. Policy; BUSH CALLS ON SOVIETS TO JOIN IN DEEP TROOP CUTS FOR EUROPE AS GERMANS SEE PATH TO UNITY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
Michael Bolton
#1 at the box office
Driving Miss Daisy
$6,011,600
The must-have
Super Nintendo (SNES)
You Share a Birthday With
- Boris Yeltsin (1931)
- Clark Gable (1901)
- Leymah Gbowee (1972)
- John Ford (1894)
- Langston Hughes (1902)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever
Grunge
flannellameposerslacker
Hip Hop
blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'
Tech
cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb
Tech Check
Hubble Telescope, Photoshop 1.0 & HTML.
Style of 1990
Silhouette: Unkempt and layered (Grunge)
Material: Flannel and thermal knit
- Doc Martens
- Ripped jeans
- Chokers
Cost of Living (1990)
Loaf of Bread
$0.70
Gallon of Gas
$1.16
Average Home
$123,000
New Car
$16,950
Time Elapsed
13,273 days ago
(36 years, 133 days)