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Thursday, December 4, 1997
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The Headlines
As U.S. Looks On, 120 Nations Sign Treaty Banning Land Mines
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Francisco Franco (1892)
- Rainer Maria Rilke (1875)
- Thomas Carlyle (1795)
- Jay-Z (1969)
- Jeff Bridges (1949)
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
10,410 days ago
(28 years, 190 days)