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Friday, February 1, 1991
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The Headlines
WAR IN THE GULF: The Overview SAUDIS RECAPTURE GHOST TOWN; ALLIES BOMB NEW IRAQI COLUMN; A 36-HOUR STRUGGLE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
The First Time
Surface
#1 at the box office
Home Alone
$8,215,408
The must-have
Super Soaker
On This Day
A runway collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others.
Wikipedia →A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes the Hindu Kush region, killing at least 848 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan and present-day Tajikistan.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Boris Yeltsin (1931)
- Clark Gable (1901)
- Leymah Gbowee (1972)
- John Ford (1894)
- Langston Hughes (1902)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever
Grunge
flannellameposerslacker
Hip Hop
blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'
Tech
cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb
Tech Check
Linux Kernel, 2G Network (GSM) & Super Soaker.
Cost of Living (1990)
Loaf of Bread
$0.70
Gallon of Gas
$1.16
Average Home
$123,000
New Car
$16,950
Time Elapsed
12,909 days ago
(35 years, 134 days)