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Saturday, May 13, 1995

From the day

Perspective: The Teenager · Tactile

I’m smoothing the pleats of my plaid skirt while the satin lining of my slip dress catches on the edge of my desk, but I’m too busy staring at my new heavy brass slammer. My fingers ache from flipping stacks of Pogs all afternoon on the rough concrete outside, trying to win that holographic skull piece from Kevin. Montell Jordan is blasting from the radio, and I’m just trying to tune out the scary news about some virus in Zaire while I wait for my turn to surf the information superhighway. I’ve got my tiny vinyl backpack packed for the movies tonight, even if I feel like a total slacker just sitting here.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

This Is How We Do It

Montell Jordan

The must-have

Pogs

On This Day

  • Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to ascend Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.

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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

11,346 days ago

(31 years, 31 days)