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On the date
Friday, August 16, 1996
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The Headlines
Debt and Executive Turmoil Keep Danskin Hobbling
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix)
Los del Río
#1 at the box office
Tin Cup
$10,128,834
The must-have
Tickle Me Elmo
You Share a Birthday With
- Madonna (1958)
- Zachary Taylor (1816)
- James Cameron (1954)
- Charles Bukowski (1920)
- Menachem Begin (1913)
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
10,885 days ago
(29 years, 300 days)