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On the date

Thursday, June 5, 1997

From the day

Perspective: The Teenager · Sound

The shrieking chorus of "MMMBop" is practically glued to the radio lately, drowning out the frantic, high-pitched beeps of the Tamagotchi clipped to my baggy cargo pants. I’m frantically mashing the buttons because if this digital alien dies while I'm standing in line for *Con Air* tickets, I’m seriously going to lose it. My older brother is totally trippin' about some headline regarding Hong Kong, but I can barely hear his ranting over the roar of passing traffic and the hiss of my Walkman. Honestly, as long as the batteries in my tech don't quit, the rest of the world can basically stay on mute.

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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

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

10,592 days ago

(29 years, 7 days)