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On the date

Tuesday, May 1, 1990

From the day

Perspective: The Teenager · Sight

I’m hunched over the counter in my oversized flannel, squinting at the neon glow of the shop's TV news while I fish for a crinkled dollar; it’s a total buzzkill that a simple loaf of bread has climbed to $0.70 when I need every cent for a new SNES. The gray glare of May afternoon light catches the scuffs on my Doc Martens as Sinéad O’Connor wails from the overhead speakers. My older brother calls me a slacker for lingering, but I’m just staring at the jagged silhouette of my ripped jeans, wondering if the world outside is changing as fast as the static on the screen.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Nothing Compares 2 U

Sinéad O'Connor

The must-have

Super Nintendo (SNES)

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

13,184 days ago

(36 years, 44 days)