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On the date
Wednesday, April 29, 1992
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The Headlines
Lloyds Bank Considering Midland Bid
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Jump
Kris Kross
#1 at the box office
Basic Instinct
$4,042,740
The must-have
Barney the Dinosaur Plush
On This Day
Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Hirohito (1901)
- Henri Poincaré (1854)
- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (1968)
- Alexander II of Russia (1818)
- Uma Thurman (1970)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever
Grunge
flannellameposerslacker
Hip Hop
blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'
Tech
cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb
Tech Check
SMS Text Message, ThinkPad & JPEG Standard.
Cost of Living (1990)
Loaf of Bread
$0.70
Gallon of Gas
$1.16
Average Home
$123,000
New Car
$16,950
Time Elapsed
12,456 days ago
(34 years, 46 days)