From the day
On the date
Saturday, May 11, 1996
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The Headlines
Helicopters Collide, Killing 14 Marines
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Always Be My Baby
Mariah Carey
#1 at the box office
Twister
$41,059,405
The must-have
Tickle Me Elmo
On This Day
After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Salvador Dalí (1904)
- Richard Feynman (1918)
- Andrés Iniesta (1984)
- Camilo José Cela (1916)
- Thibaut Courtois (1992)
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
10,982 days ago
(30 years, 32 days)