On the date

Thursday, December 5, 1996

From the day

Memories from that day

No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.

The Headlines

Unions Reject United Way

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Toni Braxton

#1 at the box office

$13,944,053

The must-have

You Share a Birthday With

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever

Grunge

flannellameposerslacker

Hip Hop

blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'

Tech

cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb

Catchphrases of 1996

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

10,774 days ago

(29 years, 189 days)