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On the date

Wednesday, March 21, 1990

From the day

Perspective: The Teenager · Sound

The gravel crunches under my Doc Martens as Alannah Myles wails "Black Velvet" through my headphones, the bass thumping so hard it’s practically crunk. My dad is already at the pump complaining that gas just hit $1.16, but I'm too busy adjusting my flannel to care about his lame political rants. I keep my eyes on the pavement, ignoring the traffic hum to dream about the Super Nintendo release. If I can just scrape together enough shifts at the theater, I'll be set.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Black Velvet

Alannah Myles

The must-have

Super Nintendo (SNES)

On This Day

  • Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever

Grunge

flannellameposerslacker

Hip Hop

blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'

Tech

cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb

Catchphrases of 1990

  • Cowabunga!
  • Home Alone

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

13,225 days ago

(36 years, 85 days)