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On the date

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

From the day

Perspective: The Future Historian · Sound

The rumble of idling SUVs at the pump competes with the rhythmic, bass-heavy thump of "Low" vibrating from a passing sedan's trunk. Inside the terminal, the frantic clatter of plastic bins is punctuated by a mother arguing with TSA over three extra jars of strained peas, a rigid enforcement of new liquid limits that feels increasingly sketchy to the weary travelers in line. I lean against the cold glass, glancing at a glossy poster for *Vantage Point* that promises a thousand perspectives on a single explosion. It’s a bit too on the nose for the current scene, especially as I ignore the world to scroll through my clunky mobile browser, waiting for this fragile, pre-app era to finally fracture into the digital future.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Low"

Flo Rida featuring T-Pain

The must-have

Wall-E Animatronic

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

sketchypeepsnewbie

Text Speak

brblolomgrofltmi

Emo

rawrsqueescene

Reality Tv

you're firedthe tribe has spoken

Catchphrases of 2008

  • Yes We Can
  • Why so serious?

Tech Check

App Store, Android (Release), Spotify & Chrome.

Cost of Living (2008)

Loaf of Bread

$1.37

Gallon of Gas

$3.27

Average Home

$229,600

New Car

$25,200

Meanwhile

  • The Great RecessionHousing market crash; Lehman Brothers collapse (2008-09-15).

Time Elapsed

6,681 days ago

(18 years, 111 days)