From the day
On the date
Sunday, May 11, 1997
Memories from that day
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The Headlines
A Hospital Chain's Brass Knuckles, and the Backlash
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Hypnotize
The Notorious B.I.G.
#1 at the box office
The Fifth Element
$17,031,345
The must-have
Tamagotchi
On This Day
Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Salvador Dalí (1904)
- Richard Feynman (1918)
- Andrés Iniesta (1984)
- Camilo José Cela (1916)
- Thibaut Courtois (1992)
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
10,617 days ago
(29 years, 32 days)