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Thursday, October 29, 1998
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The Headlines
Met Buys Its First Painting by Jasper Johns
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
The First Night
Monica
#1 at the box office
Vampires
The must-have
Furby
On This Day
Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space at that time.
Wikipedia →Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.
Wikipedia →In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
Wikipedia →ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with live coverage of the launch of the STS-95 space shuttle mission.
Wikipedia →The Gothenburg discothèque fire in Sweden kills 63 and injures over 200.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Goebbels (1897)
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938)
- Abdullah Gül (1950)
- Winona Ryder (1971)
- Ahmed al-Sharaa (1982)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever
Grunge
flannellameposerslacker
Hip Hop
blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'
Tech
cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb
Tech Check
Google Search, iMac G3 & MP3 Player (Rio).
Cost of Living (1995)
Loaf of Bread
$0.79
Gallon of Gas
$1.15
Average Home
$133,900
New Car
$18,200
Time Elapsed
10,081 days ago
(27 years, 226 days)