On the date

Wednesday, August 9, 1995

From the day

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The Headlines

Questions Linger in Del Harassment Case

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Waterfalls

TLC

#1 at the box office

Dangerous Minds

$14,931,503

The must-have

Pogs

On This Day

Aviateca Flight 901 crashes into the San Vicente volcano in El Salvador, killing all 65 people on board.
Wikipedia →

You Share a Birthday With

Whitney Houston (1963)
Jean Piaget (1896)
Romano Prodi (1939)
Gillian Anderson (1968)
Amedeo Avogadro (1776)

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

11,258 days ago

(30 years, 308 days)