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The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON October 25, 1995
Full News Archive
- Headline: Teenage Road Trip Gone Awry. Impact: The drifter's misadventures in a 'dark and violent' road trip inspired countless filmmakers to create their own versions of nihilistic teenage escapades. Fast forward a few decades, and now we have a genre where every teen movie requires a road trip, a villain, and a questionable amount of gas station nachos. Thanks, gas crisis!. Fact: Did you know that gas prices skyrocketed after this film? Coincidence? I think not. Blame the nachos!.
- Headline: Real Estate;Signs of an improving market: a 12-story office building is going up in Washington.. Impact: This headline about a rising real estate market led to an endless cycle of construction and gentrification that turned neighborhoods into hipster paradises, complete with overpriced coffee shops and artisanal avocado toast. Thanks to that building, the world now has more brunch spots than actual brunchers.. Fact: Did you know that 'an improving market' is just code for 'let's charge you more for less'? Welcome to reality!.
- Headline: Real Estate; Signs of an improving market: a 12-story office building is going up in Washington..
Wall Street Time Machine
ORCL
Oracle
Oracle - If you invested $1,000 in 1995, it would be worth $106,067 today (106.1x return)
MSFT
Microsoft
Microsoft - If you invested $1,000 in 1995, it would be worth $210,621 today (210.6x return)