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Thursday, May 17, 1990

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The Headlines

PSYCHIATRISTS UNDER PRESSURE: A SPECIAL REPORT: HEALTH; New Paths to Mental Health Put Strains on Some Healers

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Vogue

Madonna

The must-have

Super Nintendo (SNES)

On This Day

  • The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.

    Wikipedia →

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

13,168 days ago

(36 years, 28 days)