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On the date
Monday, August 25, 1997
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The Headlines
BUSINESS DIGEST
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Mo Money Mo Problems
The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase
#1 at the box office
G.I. Jane
$8,183,861
The must-have
Tamagotchi
On This Day
Egon Krenz, the former East German leader, is convicted of a shoot-to-kill policy at the Berlin Wall.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Sean Connery (1930)
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Erich Honecker (1912)
- Tim Burton (1958)
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
10,511 days ago
(28 years, 291 days)