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U.S. Facts
- President: William J. Clinton
- Population: 281,421,906
- Life Expectancy: 77.1 years
- Unemployment: 4.0%
- Average Annual Salary:
- Minimum Wage: $5.15 per hour
What Things Cost
- Automobile: $24,750
- Gasoline: $1.26 per gallon
- House: $134,150
- Bread: $1.72 per loaf
- Milk: per gallon
- Postage Stamp: $0.34
Major U.S. Events
- Cuban boy Elián González, 6, at center of international dispute, reunited with his father after federal raid of Miami relatives' home
- In New York City, the United Nations Millennium Summit begins with more than 180 world leaders present
- Hillary Rodham Clinton is elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first First Lady of the U.S. to win public office
Major World Events
- Israel withdraws IDF troops from southern Lebanon after 22 years
- Vicente Fox Quesada elected president of Mexico, ending 71 years of one-party rule by the Institutional Revolutionary Party
- Mad cow disease alarms Europe
January-March
- Charles Schulz, the cartoonist who created the “Peanuts” comic strip dies
- Vladimir Putin elected President of Russia
April-July
- The State of Vermont passes HB847, legalizing Civil Unions for same-sex couples
- The volcano Mount Cameroon erupts
August-December
- Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 15,000 protesters) turned violent during the IMF and World Bank summits
- 250 million gallons of coal sludge spill in Martin County, Kentucky
Top Songs
- Say My Name by Destiny's Child
- Bye Bye Bye by N'Sync
- The Real Slim Shady by Eminem
- The Bad Touch by The Bloodhoung Gang
- Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon
Other New Songs
- Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down
- It Wasn't Me by Shaggy with Ricardo Ducent
- Steal My Kisses by Ben Harper
- Country Grammer by Nelly
- Graduation by Vitamin C
Top Movies
- Almost Famous
- O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Gladiator
- Erin Brockovich
- Traffic
Top Books
- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
- Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
- Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
- The Human Stain by Phillip Roth
Top TV Shows (1999-2000)
- Who Wants To Be a Millionaire
- E.R.
- Friends
- Law and Order
- The Practice
- Frasier
Major League Baseball: World Series
- New York Yankees d. New York Mets
Pro Football: Championship
- Super Bowl: St. Louis Rams d. Tennessee Titans
Ice Hockey: Stanley Cup
- New Jersey Devils d. Dallas Stars
Pro Basketball: Championship
- Los Angeles Lakers d. Indiana Pacers
NCAA Champions
- Football: University of Oklahoma Sooners
- Basketball: Michigan State Spartans
Other Champions
- Summer Olympics: Sydney, Australia
- Golf: Tiger Woods is PGA player of the year
- Tennis: Marat Safin and Pete Sampras win the U.S. Open
- Horse Racing: Fusaichi Pegasus wins Kentucky Derby
- Auto Racing: Juan Pablo Montoya wins Indianapolis 500
