So, it's August 19, 2021. That means, 25 years ago, August 19, 1996, was my first day at the job I currently hold. Yes, I've been at this exact same desk for a quarter of a century!
My how the world has changed. Let us see...let's look back to August 19, 1996.
The Number one movie was Tin Cup.
Number one song: The Macarena by Los Del Rio
Number one TV show: ER (which was getting ready to start it's third season. Law & Order was getting ready to start its sixth season)
NY Times bestseller list number one was Cause of Death by Patricia Cornwell.
Bill Clinton was president, on his was to winning his second term.
George W. Bush was Governor of Texas
Barack Obama was running for an Illinois state senate seat
As for the former guy, the NY Times reports his real estate network was $650 million in debt. "I am the king of debt. I love debt."
Joe Biden was campaigning for his 5th term as a senator from Delaware.
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 was beginning it's fourth season.
Star Trek: Voyager was beginning it's third.
Microsoft had just released Internet Explorer 3.0. There was no such thing as a 'smart phone'
The Dallas Cowboys were the reigning Super Bowl champions, having beaten the Pittsburg Steelers 27-17 in Super Bowl XXX
The New York Yankess beat the Seattle Mariners 10-4 on their way to winning the World Series in October
The Colorado Avalanche was the reigning NHL champions
The Chicago Bulls were reigning NBA champions, for the 4th of 6 times in the 1990s.
The Stock Market closed at 5699.44
Gallon of Milk national average was $2.67
Gallon of gas, national average was $1.21
Average national cost of a home: $140,000
There were no robots of rovers on Mars.
The pope was still John Paul II
UK Prime Minister was John Major
Boris Yeltsin was just starting his second term as Russian President.
And I...I was just starting a new job.
Twenty Five years ago today.
POLT
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