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On the date

Monday, February 27, 1995

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sight

The flash of my Nikon catches a flash of plaid; a girl in a satin slip dress and knee-high socks struts past, her tiny backpack bouncing against her spine. Beyond her, the neon glow of the cinema marquee bleeds onto the damp pavement, screaming *Man of the House* in jagged, electric letters. I pull my collar up against the February chill, watching a group of teenagers trade Pogs on a subway grate, completely indifferent to the "Business Digest" headlines tumbling down the gutter. One girl rolls her eyes, muttering a sharp "whatever" as she mimics a pose from the Madonna track thumping out of a nearby storefront.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Take a Bow

Madonna

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

11,421 days ago

(31 years, 106 days)