From the day
On the date
Thursday, May 1, 1997
Memories from that day
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The Headlines
Saying No to Young Smokers
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Hypnotize
The Notorious B.I.G.
#1 at the box office
Breakdown
$12,307,128
The must-have
Tamagotchi
On This Day
Labour Party wins the 1997 General Election and Tony Blair is elected as Prime Minister
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769)
- Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852)
- Joseph Addison (1672)
- Leonardo Bonucci (1987)
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever
Grunge
flannellameposerslacker
Hip Hop
blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'
Tech
cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb
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
10,627 days ago
(29 years, 42 days)