From the day
On the date
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Memories from that day
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The Headlines
For Fledgling Teacher Corps, Hard Lessons
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Because I Love You (The Postman Song)
Stevie B
#1 at the box office
Home Alone
$14,232,156
The must-have
Super Nintendo (SNES)
You Share a Birthday With
- Walt Disney (1901)
- Martin Van Buren (1782)
- Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927)
- Werner Heisenberg (1901)
- Józef Piłsudski (1867)
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
12,966 days ago
(35 years, 191 days)