From the day
On the date
Thursday, August 2, 1990
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The Headlines
The Talk of Saratoga; Horse Season Opens (Oh, and Races Too)
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Vision of Love
Mariah Carey
#1 at the box office
Ghost †
The must-have
Super Nintendo (SNES)
On This Day
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait: Iraq invades Kuwait and temporarily establishes the Republic of Kuwait puppet state on the orders of Saddam Hussein, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Shimon Peres (1923)
- JD Vance (1984)
- Peter O'Toole (1932)
- Isabel Allende (1942)
- James Baldwin (1924)
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
13,091 days ago
(35 years, 316 days)