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On the date

Monday, November 18, 1991

From the day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

When a Man Loves a Woman

Michael Bolton

The must-have

Super Soaker

On This Day

  • Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon release Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland.

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  • The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia, which would in 1993 become a republic, was established in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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  • After an 87-day siege, the Croatian city of Vukovar capitulates to the besieging Yugoslav People's Army and allied Serb paramilitary forces.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever

Grunge

flannellameposerslacker

Hip Hop

blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'

Tech

cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb

Catchphrases of 1991

  • Hasta la vista, baby

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

12,618 days ago

(34 years, 208 days)