This time it is 1996 when Britpop was ruling the charts, few people had a mobile phone and football fans were glued to England in Euro 96.
How many of these people and places from the Mail archives from that year do you remember?
1. Brierton School visitor
Brierton School in March 1996. Pupils Catherine Proud, Helen Cook, Gill Horsley and Sara Bell with New York dancer Ira Bernstein. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
2. Bricklaying at the college
From August 1996, Hartlepool College of Further Education lecturer Peter Lowrie with Ronnie Williams, Martin Crooks and Craig Pond. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
3. Dance champion
Young dancer Gemma White featured in the Mail in November 1996 for a host of dance competiton wins. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
4. British Steel fun day
Hartlepool employer British Steel let families let their hair down in July 1996. This pictures shows an under fives egg and spoon race. Photo: Hartlepool Mail