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On the date
Saturday, October 19, 1991
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The Headlines
Most Oil Fires Are Out in Kuwait, But Its Environment Is Devastated
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Emotions
Mariah Carey
#1 at the box office
Other People's Money
The must-have
Super Soaker
You Share a Birthday With
- Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899)
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910)
- John le Carré (1931)
- Philip Pullman (1946)
- Marsilio Ficino (1433)
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
12,648 days ago
(34 years, 238 days)