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Tuesday, May 18, 1993

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The Headlines

THE MEDIA BUSINESS: Building a Future for Cable TV Via the Telephone; Britain Offers Encouraging Experience

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

That's the Way Love Goes

Janet Jackson

The must-have

Beanie Babies

On This Day

  • Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police open fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injure 11 demonstrators.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever

Grunge

flannellameposerslacker

Hip Hop

blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'

Tech

cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb

Catchphrases of 1993

  • Whoomp! There it is

Tech Check

Web Browser (Mosaic), Pentium Processor & PDF.

Cost of Living (1990)

Loaf of Bread

$0.70

Gallon of Gas

$1.16

Average Home

$123,000

New Car

$16,950

Time Elapsed

12,071 days ago

(33 years, 26 days)