Saturday, July 4, 1998 · Chicago, Illinois
The world the day Malia Obama was born
Malia Obama, the filmmaker, arrived on a Saturday in Chicago, Illinois. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“The Boy Is Mine”
Brandy & Monica
The moon
waxing gibbous
Star sign
♋ Cancer
Year of the Tiger
U.S. president
Bill Clinton
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Malia was born
“The Boy Is Mine” by Brandy & Monica topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 13 weeks, taking over from “Too Close”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1998
U.S. averages for the year Malia Obama was born, next to the latest figures (Sep 2026).
- Gallon of gas$1.06 → $4.48 today (4.2×)
- Loaf of white bread86¢ → $1.83 today (2.1×)
- Gallon of milk$2.70 → $4.11 today (1.5×)
- Dozen eggs$1.04 → $2.27 today (2.2×)
- Pound of coffee$3.77 → $9.33 today (2.5×)
In the news
The year 1998
- Jan 25 · During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country.
- Jan 26 · In a nationally televised press conference, U.S. president Bill Clinton denied having "sexual relations" with intern Monica Lewinsky.
- Feb 3 · Despite a large international movement advocating the commutation of her sentence to life imprisonment, Karla Faye Tucker became the first woman to be executed in the United States since 1984.
- Mar 1 · Titanic becomes the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
- Mar 27 · The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug sildenafil, better known by the trade name Viagra, as the first treatment approved in the United States for erectile dysfunction.
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Questions
When was Malia Obama born?
Malia Obama was born on Saturday, July 4, 1998, in Chicago, Illinois.
What day of the week was Malia Obama born?
A Saturday. July 4, 1998 fell on a Saturday.
What was the #1 song when Malia Obama was born?
“The Boy Is Mine” by Brandy & Monica was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Malia Obama was born. It spent 13 weeks at #1.
What is Malia Obama’s zodiac sign?
Malia Obama is a Cancer (born Jul 4), and was born in the Chinese year of the Tiger.
What was the moon like when Malia Obama was born?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 78% lit, on the night of July 4, 1998.
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