Monday, December 22, 1997

From the day

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The Headlines

Bill Gates, Meet Your Adversary, the Antitrust Chief

#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

$35,455,673

The must-have

Tamagotchi

On This Day

• Somali Civil War: Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991.

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• Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Basshunter (1984)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858)
• Jean Racine (1639)
• Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887)
• Diocletian (244)

Slang

Tech Check

Wi-Fi (802.11), Netflix (DVD Rental) & Toyota Prius (Hybrid).

Cost of Living (1995)