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On the date

Wednesday, May 16, 2001

From the day

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

All for You

Janet Jackson

#1 at the box office

Shrek

$42,347,760

The must-have

Bratz Dolls

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

sketchypeepsnewbie

Text Speak

brblolomgrofltmi

Emo

rawrsqueescene

Reality Tv

you're firedthe tribe has spoken

Catchphrases of 2001

  • You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Tech Check

iPod, Wikipedia, Windows XP & Xbox.

Cost of Living (2000)

Loaf of Bread

$1.03

Gallon of Gas

$1.51

Average Home

$165,300

New Car

$21,850

Meanwhile

  • The Dot-Com BubbleCollapse of tech stocks and 9/11 attacks.

Time Elapsed

9,151 days ago

(25 years, 26 days)