| World Series Champions: |
New York Yankees |
| Superbowl XXXIII Champions: |
Denver Broncos |
| NBA Champions: |
San Antonio Spurs |
| Stanley Cup Champs: |
Dallas Stars |
| U.S. Open Golf |
Payne Stewart |
| U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) |
Andre Agassi/Serena Williams |
| Wimbledon (Men/Women): |
Pete Sampras/Lindsay Davenport |
| NCAA Football Champions: |
Florida State |
| NCAA Basketball Champions: |
Connecticut |
| Kentucky Derby: |
Charismatic |
| Sports Highlights: |
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France for the first
time, winning seven in all.
Brandi Chastain's penalty kick won for the U.S. Women's
Soccer Team, beating Chin. She dropped to her knees
and ripped off her jersey in clebration. Sports bras
as outer wear became somewhat fashionable for a few
months after that.
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| The Hotties and Fashion Icons: |
Gisele Bündchen, Claudia Schiffer |
| The Heartthrob(s): |
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| "The Quote" |
"I see dead people"
- Haley Joel Osmet, in 'The Sixth Sense'
'Is that your final answer?'
- Regis Philbin, on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
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| Time Magazine's Person of the Year |
Jeff Bezos |
| Miss America: |
Nicole Johnson (Virginia Beach, VA) |
| Miss USA: |
Kimberly Pressler (New York) |
| The Scandal: |
Airplane Celebrity Death:
John F. Kennedy Jr.
Sports Entertainment Death:
Owen Hart (WWF wrestler, live on TV)
Pro Golfer Death: Payne
Stewart when his plan lost cabin presuure and all
occupants passed out. After 4 hours of autopilot,
the airplane crashed in South dakota.
TV Child Star Death:
Dana Plato, age 34 (overdose)
Y2k was a bust. Many thought that most computers
would stop working when the year 2000 hit.
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| Nerd News: |
Pac-Man's Perfect Score! Billy Mitchell, played Pac-Man
for six hours non-stop to reach the 256th screen and
achieve a score of 3,333,360.
Susan Lucci won her first Daytime Emmy Award, after
19 nominations.
Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1999: $1,600,000
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| The Habit: |
Collecting Pokemion "pocket monsters" toys,
cards and games. Also watchig them on television.
Watching The Blair With Project in theaters.
The film earned $248 Million and cost about $25,000.
Watching ABC TV's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
at home. This show was the spark for network reality
television.
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| 1st appearances & 1999's Most Popular
Christmas gifts, toys and presents: |
 Furby
Babies, Pokemon, Mary-Kate and Ashley and Britney
Spears dolls, Chuck-E-Cheese Pizza Factory
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| Best Film Oscar Winner: |
American Beauty |
The Big Movies:
(according to boxofficemojo) |
1. Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom
Menace
2. The Sixth Sense
3. Toy Story 2
4. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
5. The Matrix
6. Tarzan
7. Big Daddy
8. The Mummy
9. Runaway Bride
10. Blair Witch Project |
1999 Most Popular TV shows:
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1. Who Wants To Be a Millionaire (ABC)
2. E.R. (NBC)
3. Friends (NBC)
4. Frasier (NBC)
5. 60 Minutes (CBS)
6. The Practice (ABC)
7. Touched By An Angel (CBS)
8. Law and Order (NBC)
9. Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
10. Jesse (NBC) |
1999 Billboard
Number One Songs |
December 5 - January 15:
I'm Your Angel - R. Kelly & Céline Dion
January 16 - January 29:
Have You Ever - Brandy
January 30 - February 7:
...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
February 13 - March 12:
Angel Of Mine - Monica
March 13 - April 9:
Believe - Cher
April 10 - May 7:
No Scrubs - TLC
May 8 - June 4:
Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
June 5 - July 16:
If You Had My Love - Jennifer Lopez
July 17 - July 23:
Bills, Bills, Bills - Destiny's Child
July 24 - July 30:
Wild Wild West - Will Smith featuring Dru Hill and
Kool Moe Dee
July 31 - September 3:
Genie In A Bottle - Christina Aguilera
September 4 - September 17:
Bailamos - Enrique Iglesias
September 18 - October 8:
Unpretty - TLC
October 9 - October 22:
Heartbreaker - Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z
October 23, 1999- January 14, 2000:
Smooth - Santana featuring Rob Thomas
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