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Saturday, January 27, 1996
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The Headlines
3D U.S. SHUTDOWN AVERTED BY BILL ON STOPGAP PLAN
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
One Sweet Day
Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
#1 at the box office
Mr. Holland's Opus
$8,297,082
The must-have
Tickle Me Elmo
On This Day
Germany first observes the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Wikipedia →In a military coup, Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756)
- Lewis Carroll (1832)
- Wilhelm II (1859)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775)
- Abbas the Great (1571)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever
Grunge
flannellameposerslacker
Hip Hop
blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'
Tech
cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb
Tech Check
Hotmail, Nintendo 64, USB & Palm Pilot.
Cost of Living (1995)
Loaf of Bread
$0.79
Gallon of Gas
$1.15
Average Home
$133,900
New Car
$18,200
Time Elapsed
11,087 days ago
(30 years, 137 days)