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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
#1 at the box office
Sliver
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.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Pope John Paul II (1920)
- Bertrand Russell (1872)
- Omar Khayyam (1048)
- Nicholas II (1868)
- Walter Gropius (1883)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever
Grunge
flannellameposerslacker
Hip Hop
blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'
Tech
cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb
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)