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Friday, July 12, 1996
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The Headlines
Market Place: Stocks Plunge on More Signs of Weaker CorporateEarnings; Some Wonder if Party's Over For Technology High-Fliers
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
How Do U Want It" / "California Love
2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
#1 at the box office
Independence Day †
$35,242,709
The must-have
Tickle Me Elmo
You Share a Birthday With
- Pablo Neruda (1904)
- Henry David Thoreau (1817)
- James Rodríguez (1991)
- Amedeo Modigliani (1884)
- Buckminster Fuller (1895)
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
10,920 days ago
(29 years, 335 days)