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Wednesday, April 24, 1996
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The Headlines
COMPANY REPORTS;Investors Worry About Bell Atlantic-Nynex Deal
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Because You Loved Me
Céline Dion
#1 at the box office
The Quest
$7,029,120
The must-have
Tickle Me Elmo
On This Day
In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Barbra Streisand (1942)
- Shirley MacLaine (1934)
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- Kelly Clarkson (1982)
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
11,000 days ago
(30 years, 50 days)