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1999
Events

It’s Pokemon Fever as the Japanese trading cards sweep the nation.

Cuban refugee Elian Gonzalez is the center of a political storm between his relatives in Miami who want custody of the boy, and his father in Cuba who wants him back.  Attorney General Janet Reno finally authorizes a raid to snatch the boy and return him to Cuba.

A jubilant Brandi Chastain whips off her jersey and shows the world her sports bra when her team wins the women’s World Cup soccer match.

Tragedy strikes Columbine High School in Colorado, when two disaffected boys shoot up the school, killing 12 students, a teacher and finally, themselves.

Everyone wants to see the spooky new indie film, The Blair Witch Project.


Breakthrough Acts


Britney Spears
Christina Aguilera
Sugar Ray
Jennifer Lopez


And The Grammy Went To...



Album: Supernatural, Santana
Song: “Smooth,” Santana
Best New Artist:
Christina Aguilera


At The Movies


The top five movies of the year:

  1. Star Wars, Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
  2. The Sixth Sense
  3. Toy Story 2
  4. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
  5. The Matrix


Tube Time


Our eyeballs were glued to these favorites!

  • Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Frasier
  • Will & Grace
  • The Practice
  • The West Wing

Celebrity Morgue


Joe DiMaggio
John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy
Madeline Kahn
Mel Torme



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