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Wednesday, May 21, 1997
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The Headlines
BILL FACES A VETO
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
MMMBop
Hanson
#1 at the box office
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
$72,132,785
The must-have
Tamagotchi
You Share a Birthday With
- Albrecht Dürer (1471)
- Andrei Sakharov (1921)
- Philip II of Spain (1527)
- Mary Robinson (1944)
- Willem Einthoven (1860)
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
10,607 days ago
(29 years, 22 days)