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On the date
Monday, August 9, 1993
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The Headlines
METRO DIGEST
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Can't Help Falling in Love
UB40
#1 at the box office
The Fugitive
$22,438,277
The must-have
Beanie Babies
On This Day
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Whitney Houston (1963)
- Jean Piaget (1896)
- Romano Prodi (1939)
- Gillian Anderson (1968)
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
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
11,988 days ago
(32 years, 308 days)