On the date

Wednesday, January 29, 1997

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The Headlines

New Latin Faces in a Corner of Queens That Once Seemed More Like Havana

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Toni Braxton

#1 at the box office

$35,906,661

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 1997

Tech Check

Wi-Fi (802.11), Netflix (DVD Rental) & Toyota Prius (Hybrid).

Cost of Living (1995)

Loaf of Bread

$0.79

Gallon of Gas

$1.15

Average Home

$133,900

New Car

$18,200

Time Elapsed

10,719 days ago

(29 years, 134 days)