Remembering 1998

 

Short YouTube Video: Remembering 1998

  

ECONOMY

Cost of a new home:                        $181,900
Cost of a first-class stamp:               $0.32
Median Household Income                 $38,568
Cost of a gallon of regular gas           $1.06

MUSIC

Billboard Top 10
1. The Boy Is Mine - Brandy & Monica
2. Too Close - Next
3. You're Still the One - Shanai Twain
4. Candle in the Wind 1997 (Princes Diana) - Elton John
5. Been Around the World - Puff Daddy & The Family
6. How Do I Live - LeAnn Rimes
7. Nice & Slow - Usher
8. No, No, No - Destiny's Child
9. My Way - Usher
10. My All - Mariah Carey

 

MOVIES

 

$ Top Movie Money Makers $

  Saving Private Ryan

  Armageddon

  There’s Something About Mary

  A Bug’s Life

  The Waterboy

  Dr. Dolittle

  Rush Hour

  Deep Impact

  Godzilla

  Patch Adams

 

TV

Americas Top TV Favorites

  1. E.R.
  2. Frasier
  3. Friends
  4. NFL Monday Night Football
  5. Jesse
  6. Veronica’s Closet
  7. 60 Minutes
  8. Touched by an Angel
  9. CBS Sunday Movie
  10. 20/20

Emmy Awards

  Best Drama:  The Practice

  Best Comedy:  Ally McBeal

 

SPORTS

Superbowl XXXIII:  Denver 34 – Atlanta 19

College Football: Tennessee

NBA Championship:  Chicago 4-2 over Utah

NCAA National Champions: Kentucky 35-4   

World Series: New York Yankees 4-0 over San Diego

 

 

IN THE NEWS

 

  • Linda Tripp Reveals Secret Tapes of her and Monica Lewinsky’s “Girl Talk”
  • Clinton Denies Sexual Relations with 21 year old Intern Monica Lewinsky
  • US Attorneys Allege Microsoft Tried to Control Internet
  • Chrysler and Daimler Benz Merge
  • Dow Tops 9,000
  • FBI Test Lewinsky’s Stained Dress for Clinton’s DNA
  • Exxon and Mobil Companies Merge
  • Unemployment is lowest since 1970
  • Mark McGwire hits record 70 home runs, Sammy Sosa is second with 66
  • Viagra sells for record $10.00 per tablet

FADS & MISC.

-Rugrats, Teletubbies, anything Titanic related, Ginkgo, Swing & Ballroom Dancing, Beanie Babies still going strong

-Furby is the holiday gift

-Talk about Y2K starts

-DVD Players, Digital Cameras and Flavored Vodka are all recently new

-Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball, expected to get $1 million on internet

 

 

*Got a Great Fad, Trend, or Memory from 1998?  Email us and we will add it to the list!