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On the date
Tuesday, May 18, 1999
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The Headlines
This Pop Diva Wows 'Em In Arabic
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Livin' la Vida Loca
Ricky Martin
#1 at the box office
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace †
The must-have
Pokémon Cards
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope John Paul II (1920)
- Bertrand Russell (1872)
- Omar Khayyam (1048)
- Nicholas II (1868)
- Walter Gropius (1883)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever
Grunge
flannellameposerslacker
Hip Hop
blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'
Tech
cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb
Tech Check
Napster, BlackBerry, Bluetooth & Wi-Fi (Apple AirPort).
Cost of Living (1995)
Loaf of Bread
$0.79
Gallon of Gas
$1.15
Average Home
$133,900
New Car
$18,200
Time Elapsed
9,881 days ago
(27 years, 26 days)