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On the date

Wednesday, February 1, 1995

From the day

Perspective: The Anxious Local · Sight

The neon glow of the convenience store window glares off those damn Pogs, three bucks a pack now just for cardboard circles while gas hits a buck-fifteen. My eyes dart from the headline about the OJ trial to a girl in a plaid slip dress and knee-high socks, looking like a total slacker as she counts pennies for a loaf of bread. The air feels tight tonight, shivering under the hum of TLC's "Creep" drifting from a passing car. Everything is getting faster and more expensive, even with those tiny backpacks and minimalist silhouettes trying to make the world look simpler than it really is.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Creep

TLC

The must-have

Pogs

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever

Grunge

flannellameposerslacker

Hip Hop

blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'

Tech

cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb

Catchphrases of 1995

  • To infinity and beyond!
  • No soup for you!

Tech Check

Windows 95, DVD Format, Java & eBay.

Style of 1995

Silhouette: Preppy and minimalist (Clueless)

Material: Plaid and satin

  • Slip dresses
  • Knee-high socks
  • Tiny backpacks

Cost of Living (1995)

Loaf of Bread

$0.79

Gallon of Gas

$1.15

Average Home

$133,900

New Car

$18,200

Time Elapsed

11,447 days ago

(31 years, 132 days)