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On the date

Monday, June 2, 1997

From the day

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

MMMBop

Hanson

#1 at the box office

Con Air

$24,131,738

The must-have

Tamagotchi

On This Day

  • In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever

Grunge

flannellameposerslacker

Hip Hop

blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'

Tech

cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb

Catchphrases of 1997

  • I'm king of the world!
  • Oh my God, they killed Kenny!

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

10,595 days ago

(29 years, 10 days)