From the day
On the date
Sunday, July 8, 1990
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The Headlines
U.S. READY TO LET SATELLITES GO UP ON SOVIET ROCKETS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Step by Step
New Kids on the Block
#1 at the box office
Die Hard 2
The must-have
Super Nintendo (SNES)
On This Day
West Germany win the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839)
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
- Igor Tamm (1895)
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908)
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
13,116 days ago
(35 years, 341 days)