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On the date
Wednesday, December 3, 1997
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The Headlines
Campbell's Messages Unanswered in a Long, Strange Loss
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Candle in the Wind 1997" /"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
Elton John
#1 at the box office
Flubber
$11,292,933
The must-have
Tamagotchi
On This Day
In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Conrad (1857)
- Ozzy Osbourne (1948)
- Julianne Moore (1960)
- Jean-Luc Godard (1930)
- David Villa (1981)
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
10,411 days ago
(28 years, 191 days)