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On the date
Sunday, May 18, 1997
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The Headlines
A Guided Tour of Columbia's Ivy Halls
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
MMMBop
Hanson
#1 at the box office
The Fifth Element
$11,410,863
The must-have
Tamagotchi
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope John Paul II (1920)
- Bertrand Russell (1872)
- Omar Khayyam (1048)
- Nicholas II (1868)
- Walter Gropius (1883)
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
10,610 days ago
(29 years, 25 days)