From the day
On the date
Monday, May 12, 1997
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The Headlines
BUSINESS DIGEST
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
$11,410,863
The must-have
Tamagotchi
You Share a Birthday With
- Florence Nightingale (1820)
- Rishi Sunak (1980)
- Katharine Hepburn (1907)
- Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895)
- Dorothy Hodgkin (1910)
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
10,616 days ago
(29 years, 31 days)