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Wednesday, January 31, 1996
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The Headlines
FEDERAL IMPASSE A STUMBLING BLOCK TO STATE BUDGETS
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
Black Sheep
$10,593,609
The must-have
Tickle Me Elmo
On This Day
An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo, killing at least 86 people and injuring 1,400.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Franz Schubert (1797)
- Justin Timberlake (1981)
- Kenzaburō Ōe (1935)
- Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938)
- Norman Mailer (1923)
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
11,083 days ago
(30 years, 133 days)