Why did it have an exclamation point? Because the founders were just really excited to help you find the only 500 websites that actually existed.… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Yahoo! Directory

Why did we wear them in the summer? Because Seattle’s grunge weather was the only weather that mattered, regardless of where you lived. Part of… Read More »1995 Classic: Flannel Shirts

Why was the White House blowing up? Because the 1996 hype started a year early, and we were all terrified of aliens. Part of the… Read More »1995 Archive: Independence Day (Trailer)

Why were we talking to pigs? Because 1995 proved that a sheep-pig was the hero we didn’t know we needed. Part of the 75 Miscellaneous… Read More »1995 Vintage: The “Babe” Movie

Why was every kid reading them? Because R.L. Stine was the only one who knew how to scare us for $3.99 a book. Part of… Read More »1995 Classic: Goosebumps Books

Why was everyone making their own candles? Because Martha taught us that if your house doesn’t look like a magazine cover, you’re failing at life.… Read More »1995 Vintage: Martha Stewart Living

Why did 1995 sound like a robot having a breakdown? Because that was the only way to let the neighbors know you were about to… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Dial-Up Sound

Why was that voice so friendly? Because it was the only friend you had until the internet connection cut out when someone picked up the… Read More »1995 Vintage: AOL’s “You’ve Got Mail”

Why were there so many commercials? Because payphones were expensive and calling your parents required a third-party middleman. Part of the 75 Miscellaneous Jokes: The… Read More »1995 Vintage: 1-800-COLLECT

Why did we use that term? Because it sounded much cooler than “staring at a gray screen for 40 minutes while a JPEG loads.” Part… Read More »1995 Archive: “Surfing the Web”