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On the date
Saturday, September 6, 1997
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The Headlines
Diana and the Paparazzi: A Morality Tale
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
Fire Down Below
$6,073,094
The must-have
Tamagotchi
On This Day
The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people line the streets and 21⁄2 billion watch around the world on television.
Wikipedia →Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 839 crashes in the Lambir Hills National Park while on approach to Miri Airport in Malaysia, killing 10.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- John Dalton (1766)
- Jane Addams (1860)
- Edward Appleton (1892)
- Idris Elba (1972)
- Roger Waters (1943)
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
10,499 days ago
(28 years, 279 days)