Thursday, August 7, 1997

From the day

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The Headlines

Deficit to Drop To $37 Billion, President Says

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I'll Be Missing You

Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112

#1 at the box office

$19,313,566

The must-have

Tamagotchi

On This Day

• Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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• Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Jimmy Wales (1966)
• Charlize Theron (1975)
• Elinor Ostrom (1933)
• Mata Hari (1876)
• Yun Hyon-seok (1984)

Slang

Tech Check

Wi-Fi (802.11), Netflix (DVD Rental) & Toyota Prius (Hybrid).

Cost of Living (1995)