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On the date

Thursday, November 30, 1995

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Tactile

The cold November air bites at my neck, but the girls on the sidewalk don't seem to notice, strutting in their thin satin slip dresses and sheer knee-high socks. I adjust my camera lens, focusing on the flash of a plaid mini-skirt as it brushes against a tiny leather backpack. Down on the curb, a group of kids is huddled over a pile of cardboard **Pogs**, the frantic clicking of their heavy brass slammers echoing off the brick. One boy lets out a shout, "Spam!" as he flips a rare stack, his fingers stained with the grime of the city and the ink of his hard-won treasures.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

One Sweet Day

Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men

The must-have

Pogs

On This Day

  • U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favor of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls IRA fighters "yesterday's men".

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  • Official end of Operation Desert Storm.

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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

11,146 days ago

(30 years, 196 days)