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On the date
Thursday, May 20, 1999
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The Headlines
FOOTLIGHTS
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
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Cher (1946)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- José Mujica (1935)
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
9,879 days ago
(27 years, 24 days)