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On the date

Wednesday, May 30, 2001

From the day

Perspective: The Teenager · Sight

I’m squinting through the blinding neon pink of the Claire’s storefront, my low-rise flares dragging across the mall tile while "Lady Marmalade" blasts so loud it vibrates in my chest. Some girl just shoved past me to grab the last Cloe Bratz doll, and honestly, she looked so basic I almost let out a "rawr" just to freak her out. I’m really just killed that my shift started before I could snag tickets for *Pearl Harbor*; my bestie said Josh Hartnett looks like a total snack on that massive screen. I’m stuck staring at the news ticker about GM and Daewoo instead of the popcorn stand, wishing I was anywhere else.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Lady Marmalade

Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink

The must-have

Bratz Dolls

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

sketchypeepsnewbie

Text Speak

brblolomgrofltmi

Emo

rawrsqueescene

Reality Tv

you're firedthe tribe has spoken

Catchphrases of 2001

  • You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Tech Check

iPod, Wikipedia, Windows XP & Xbox.

Cost of Living (2000)

Loaf of Bread

$1.03

Gallon of Gas

$1.51

Average Home

$165,300

New Car

$21,850

Meanwhile

  • The Dot-Com BubbleCollapse of tech stocks and 9/11 attacks.

Time Elapsed

9,137 days ago

(25 years, 12 days)