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On the date

Friday, April 21, 1995

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sound

The heavy bass of "This Is How We Do It" rattles the trunk of a passing sedan, competing with the rhythmic *clack-clack* of plastic Pogs hitting the pavement. I frame a shot of two girls in plaid slip dresses and knee-high socks, their tiny nylon backpacks catching the sharp afternoon light. I accidentally bump a businessman's shoulder while adjusting my focus lens; I mutter a quick "my bad" as he pushes past toward the bank auction. The air smells of cheap gasoline and hot asphalt, a gritty backdrop for the preppy, minimalist silhouettes cutting through the Friday crowd.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

This Is How We Do It

Montell Jordan

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

11,368 days ago

(31 years, 53 days)