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#1. Folded paper maps in the glove box. Bonus points for the spiral map books! Image credits: jclark77. #2. Pluto as the ninth planet. Image credits: sleepingnightmare. #3. The *need* to be...
From Tamagotchi's to Tickle Me Elmo, and Crowded House's then final show, here are 25 things you probably forgot happened 25 years ago back in 1996.
Here are 25 things about 25 Years ago… 1) Protests in Tianamen Square ended violently in China. 2) George Bush Sr became President of the United States. 3) The Berlin Wall opened to the West. 4) A Fatwah was issued against Salman Rushdie — Iran put a $3M bounty on his head.
Bill Clinton was president and the nation was months away from learning of his sex scandal with a White House intern when on May 15, 1997, ABC News.com was born.
Find out what happened 5, 10, 20 or even 100 years ago today in history. See what historical events happened and who died today on a look back in history.
If you're turning 25 this year, good news—you can now rent a car in the US without paying a weird fee, and you're as old as the California Raisins. Read on, before your quarter-life crisis hits.
Michael Ovitz was one of the most powerful executives in Hollywood, and he would seemingly rule forever. And the idea of the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox ever winning a World Series seemed impossible. Let's look at some other things commonly believed back then that turned out to be wronger than wrong: Advertisement.
1. The world population was 4.738 billion. It’s now 7.7 billion. Mind = blown! 🤯. 2. Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa in one of the world’s most influential racial equality and human rights moments. 3. The Lion King was released! Hakuna Matata has been stuck in our heads ever since. 4. Forest Gump started running across our screens.
1. Prince Charles narrowly avoided death while skiing in the Royal’s favourite haunt of Klosters. Prince Charles nearly died! (Picture: PA Wire/Press Association Images) 2. Benazir Bhutto...
Quick Facts from 1999: World Wide Worry: Would the Y2K computer bug end the world as we know it? The Top Song was Smooth by Santana with Rob Thomas. The Movies to Watch include The Sixth Sense, Stuart Little, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Tarzan. The Most Famous Person in America was probably Bill Gates.