From the day
On the date
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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The Headlines
Economy Shifts, and the Ethanol Industry Reels
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Whatever You Like
T.I.
#1 at the box office
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
$63,106,589
The must-have
Wall-E Animatronic
You Share a Birthday With
- Vivien Leigh (1913)
- Bryan Adams (1959)
- Tilda Swinton (1960)
- Vandana Shiva (1952)
- William Daniel Phillips (1948)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
sketchypeepsnewbie
Text Speak
brblolomgrofltmi
Emo
rawrsqueescene
Reality Tv
you're firedthe tribe has spoken
Tech Check
App Store, Android (Release), Spotify & Chrome.
Cost of Living (2008)
Loaf of Bread
$1.37
Gallon of Gas
$3.27
Average Home
$229,600
New Car
$25,200
Meanwhile
- The Great Recession — Housing market crash; Lehman Brothers collapse (2008-09-15).
Time Elapsed
6,421 days ago
(17 years, 216 days)