From the day
On the date
Friday, August 4, 1995
Memories from that day
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The Headlines
BILL TO DECONTROL PHONES AND CABLE TIES UP THE HOUSE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Waterfalls
TLC
#1 at the box office
Waterworld
$13,452,035
The must-have
Pogs
On This Day
Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Barack Obama (1961)
- Louis Armstrong (1901)
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792)
- Knut Hamsun (1859)
- José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (1960)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever
Grunge
flannellameposerslacker
Hip Hop
blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'
Tech
cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb
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
11,263 days ago
(30 years, 313 days)