From the day
On the date
Saturday, December 27, 1997
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The Headlines
Minorities Flock to Cause Of Vouchers for Schools
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
Titanic
$35,455,673
The must-have
Tamagotchi
On This Day
Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Pasteur (1822)
- Marlene Dietrich (1901)
- Johannes Kepler (1571)
- Salman Khan (1965)
- Gérard Depardieu (1948)
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
10,387 days ago
(28 years, 167 days)