Flashback

 

 

 





 

 

 



NFL: Denver Broncos win their second Super Bowl in a row, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-19 in Super Bowl XXXIII at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida.

NCAA FOOTBALL:  The Florida State Seminoles won 49-29 over the Virginia Tech Hokies in the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game.

WORLD SERIES:  NY Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves in four games.

NBA:  The San Antonio Spurs defeat the New York Knicks, 4 games to 1, to win the franchises' first championship. The Knicks were the first number eight seed in NBA history to make it to the NBA Finals.

NCAA BASKETBALL:  Connecticut wins 77-74 over Duke.

TOUR DE FRANCE:  Lance Armstrong wins his first yellow jersey.

PGA:  Tiger Woods wins the PGA Championship and becomes the PGA money leader, winning $6,616,585.

NHL:  Dallas Stars defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2 to win the Stanley Cup.

  

  



 



 

Clinton Impeachment Trial

Columbine School Shooting

JFK Jr. Dies in Plane Crash

World Braces for Millenium Bug

Dr. Kevorkian Is Convicted of Second-Degree Murder

Napster Debuts on June 1

 

 

 

 

   

 
1999
2008
Yearly Inflation Rate
1.55%
3.94%
Average Annual Income
$38,100
$51,765
Average Cost of a New Home
$129,300
$206,200
Average Monthly Rent
$619
$850
Average Cost of a New Car
$17,200
$20,800
Cost of a Gallon of Gas
$1.15
$3.89
US Postage Stamp
$0.32
$0.42
Dozen Eggs
$0.88
$1.84
1 LB of Bacon
$2.53
$3.84
1 LB of Hamburger
$1.40
$2.96