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On the date
Saturday, August 9, 1997
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The Headlines
Currency Trading Schemes Leave Unwary Investors Holding the Bag
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
I'll Be Missing You
Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
The must-have
Tamagotchi
You Share a Birthday With
- Whitney Houston (1963)
- Jean Piaget (1896)
- Romano Prodi (1939)
- Gillian Anderson (1968)
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
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
10,527 days ago
(28 years, 307 days)