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On the date

Tuesday, May 25, 1999

From the day

Perspective: The Future Historian · Tactile

I sit in my nylon windbreaker, tracing the holographic sheen of a Rare Charizard card; the card’s smooth, stiff cardstock feels like a physical relic of a digital shift. The morning paper rests on the linoleum, a heavy headline detailing how prosecutors move to drop cases linked to racial profiling, a belated correction to a system that feels increasingly outdated. The air in the kitchen is static-heavy, buzzing with the energy of a world gone crunk. I can almost feel the friction of the future in these cheap plastics and the high-speed whispers of a dial-up modem.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Livin' la Vida Loca

Ricky Martin

The must-have

Pokémon Cards

On This Day

  • The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades.

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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

9,873 days ago

(27 years, 18 days)