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Thursday, July 18, 1996
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The Headlines
NEW JERSEY DAILY BRIEFING;U.S. Tax Auction Tonight
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 †
$21,274,817
The must-have
Tickle Me Elmo
On This Day
Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever.
Wikipedia →Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1,200 soldiers.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Nelson Mandela (1918)
- Hendrik Lorentz (1853)
- Priyanka Chopra (1982)
- Vin Diesel (1967)
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811)
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
10,914 days ago
(29 years, 329 days)