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On the date

Wednesday, July 11, 1990

From the day

Perspective: The Teenager · Sight

I’m slouching outside the theater in my scuffed Doc Martens, the neon lights from the *Die Hard 2* sign reflecting off the asphalt like a oil slick. My eyes are glued to the crumpled newspaper in the gutter where that **'Let Them Eat Jerk,'** headline is staring back at me, but honestly, I’m just trying to look cool while humming that New Kids on the Block track stuck in my head. I pull at the loose threads on my ripped jeans and wonder if anyone’s actually gonna use this "information superhighway" thing to get rich enough to afford some real **bling**. For now, I just adjust my flannel and pretend I don't care about anything.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Step by Step

New Kids on the Block

The must-have

Super Nintendo (SNES)

On This Day

  • Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec begins.

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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

13,113 days ago

(35 years, 338 days)