September 5, 1997

Music charts

Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on September 5, 1997:

• United States: "Mo Money Mo Problems" by The Notorious B.I.G.
• United Kingdom: "Men In Black" by Will Smith

Facts

This date occurred 9,720 days ago. Approximately 324 months have passed. It was the 248th day of 1997, in week 36. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on September 5, 1997, are now 26 years old and belong to the Gen-Z generation. The Earth has experienced 108 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to September 5, 1997

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

The date is September 5, 1997, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves. In the United States, Labor Day of 1997 has recently come and passed. To many, this means that the summer is officially over. In America, the song "Mo Money Mo Problems" by The Notorious B.I.G. is at the top of the singles charts, while "Men In Black" by Will Smith is the number-one song in the UK.

Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Fire Down Below is at the top of the box office. Tony Blair is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Seinfeld", "Melrose Place", "Frasier", and "JAG".

A new form of communication called "text messaging" is starting to become more widespread. However, it can only be done if both the sender and the receiver are on the same cell network. Meanwhile, a global system called "the Internet" is also starting to take off. Each day, more and more people are learning how to send emails and browse "websites" on the World Wide Web by connecting their IBM computers to noisy dial-up modems. The CD is quickly becoming the dominant format for music, and people are buying portable players such as the "Discman". Consequently, sales of cassette tapes are continuing to decline.

In fashion, bright and metallic colors are all the rage—a big change from the darker "grunge" colors of the early 1990s. Women are wearing maxi skirts, bell bottoms, knee boots, crop tops, tube tops, slip dresses, maxi coats, and platform shoes. Meanwhile, a lot of men have ditched their grunge and skater clothes in favor of a "dress casual" look. They are also beginning to cut their hair shorter. It's 1997, so radio stations are being dominated by the likes of Toni Braxton, the Spice Girls, Puff Daddy, No Doubt, Hanson and Elton John. The United Kingdom is in mourning following the recent death of Princess Diana in a car crash in Paris.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as John Denver, Chris Farley, Sonny Bono, and Fat Pat would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Resident Evil", "War Gods", "Harvest Moon", and "Star Fox 64". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Pinky and the Brain", "Blue's Clues", "Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm", and "Hey Arnold!".

Children are playing with toys such as Yo-yo, Fear Street books, the Sega Saturn, and Car City Carpet.