So you were born in 1996…
August 24, 2014
Bill Clinton was in the White House and you couldn’t go without your Tickle-Me Elmo. Class of 2018, this is the year you were born…1996.
NEWS
FBI arrests the Unibomber.
President Clinton defeats Republican Bob Dole in November.
Dolly the sheep is the first animal cloned from adult cells.
Less than 30 million Americans are using the internet.
PRICES
Gas-$1.23 per gallon (regular)
Stamp-$0.32
Milk-$3.30 per gallon
Dow Jones-High 6500, Low 5200
BIRTHS
Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine)
Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones)
Hailee Steinfeld (Ender’s Game, True Grit)
DEATHS
Tupac Shakur
Gene Kelly
JonBenet Ramsey
MOVIES
Independence Day
Jerry Maguire
The English Patient (Best Picture)
Fargo
TELEVISION
Friends
Frazier
ER
Seinfeld
MUSIC
Los Del Rio-Macarena
Spice Girls-Wannabe
Mariah Carey and Boys 2 Men-One Sweet Day
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony-The Crossroads
SPORTS
Cowboys 27, Steelers 17 in Superbowl XXX.
Nebraska 62, Florida 24 in Fiesta Bowl (National Championship).
Yankees over Braves 4 games to 2 in World Series.
Derek Jeter’s rookie year.
26th Olympiad in Atlanta, Georgia
VIDEO GAMES
Sony launches first PlayStation
Nintendo launches N64 and GameBoy
Sega launches Saturn
UNDER ARMOUR is founded
NEW WORDS IN WEBSTER’S DICTIONARY
Dolphin-Safe
Facepalm
Live Streaming
Neuticles-Fake testicles for dogs