From the day
On the date
Friday, August 9, 1996
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The Headlines
At Office Of Campaign, A Protest On Welfare
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Whitney Houston (1963)
- Jean Piaget (1896)
- Romano Prodi (1939)
- Gillian Anderson (1968)
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
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
10,892 days ago
(29 years, 307 days)