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On the date

Tuesday, December 21, 1999

From the day

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Smooth

Santana featuring Rob Thomas

The must-have

Pokémon Cards

On This Day

  • The Spanish Civil Guard intercepts a van loaded with 950 kg of explosives that ETA intended to use to blow up Torre Picasso in Madrid, Spain.

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  • Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216 overshoots the runway at La Aurora International Airport, killing 18.

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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

9,663 days ago

(26 years, 173 days)