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On the date

Tuesday, April 20, 1999

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Tactile

The morning light hits the textured nylon of these oversized windbreakers, casting a neon sheen over the pavement as kids huddle on the subway steps. I can hear the sharp, rhythmic snap of holographic **Pokémon Cards** being traded, their glossy cardstock feeling slick and expensive against the grit of the concrete. One kid in a scratchy wool beanie tries to swap a crumpled common for a Charizard, but the older boys just sneer and call the offer "lame" before adjusting their baggy denim. Everything feels tense today, the air thick with the smell of cheap exhaust and the static of a city perpetually on the move.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

No Scrubs

TLC

The must-have

Pokémon Cards

On This Day

  • Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 14 people and injure 23 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever

Grunge

flannellameposerslacker

Hip Hop

blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'

Tech

cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb

Catchphrases of 1999

  • I see dead people
  • The first rule of Fight Club

Tech Check

Napster, BlackBerry, Bluetooth & Wi-Fi (Apple AirPort).

Cost of Living (1995)

Loaf of Bread

$0.79

Gallon of Gas

$1.15

Average Home

$133,900

New Car

$18,200

Time Elapsed

9,908 days ago

(27 years, 53 days)