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Thursday, October 28, 1999

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The Headlines

Spreading the Census Message; Bureau Pushes the Importance of Participating, Especially to Those Least Likely to Be Counted

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Smooth

Santana featuring Rob Thomas

The must-have

Pokémon Cards

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever

Grunge

flannellameposerslacker

Hip Hop

blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'

Tech

cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb

Catchphrases of 1999

  • I see dead people
  • The first rule of Fight Club

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

9,717 days ago

(26 years, 227 days)