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Tuesday, August 6, 1996
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The Headlines
Luggage Spotted in Debris Trail Suggests an Explosion to Experts
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix)
Los del Río
#1 at the box office
Jack
$11,191,496
The must-have
Tickle Me Elmo
On This Day
NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Andy Warhol (1928)
- Alexander Fleming (1881)
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809)
- Robin van Persie (1983)
- Lucille Ball (1911)
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
10,895 days ago
(29 years, 310 days)