From the day
On the date
Saturday, October 9, 1999
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The Headlines
INSIDE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Heartbreaker
Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z
#1 at the box office
Double Jeopardy
$13,541,285
The must-have
Pokémon Cards
You Share a Birthday With
- John Lennon (1940)
- David Cameron (1966)
- Ivo Andrić (1892)
- Max von Laue (1879)
- Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906)
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
9,737 days ago
(26 years, 247 days)