December 5, 1998 – January 14, 1999: I’m Your Angel – R. Kelly & Céline Dion January 15 – January 28: Have You Ever – Brandy January 29 – February 12: …Baby One More Time – Britney Spears February 13 – March 12: Angel Of Mine – Monica March 13 – April 9: Believe –… Read More
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1999 Trivia, Fun Facts and History Quick Facts from 1999: World Wide Worry: Would the Y2K computer bug end the world was we know it? The Top Song was Smooth by Santana with Rob Thomas The Movies to Watch include The Sixth Sense, Stuart Little, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Meand Tarzan The Most Famous Person in America… Read More
Popular and Notable Books From 1990: The Bad Place by Dean Koontz The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum The Buddah of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi The Burden of Proof by Scott Turow Daddy by Daniel Steel The Dark Place by Stephen King Devices and Desires by P.D. James Four… Read More
What is a Summer Song? 1. The the classic songs that describe summertime, vacations, beaches and the boardwalk. 2. The songs that were payed in constant rotation on the radio, boardwalks and dance clubs that summer. Included are timeless, obvious songs like Summertime by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince LFO and Summer in The… Read More
1999 Oscars 71st Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 21, 1999 Held at: Los Angeles County Music Center Host: Whoopi Goldberg Eligibility Year: 1998 “Am I allowed to say I really wanted this? This is fantastic.” – Steven Spielberg, Best Director:, Saving Private Ryan “This is a terrible mistake, because I used up all of my… Read More
1999 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: February 25, 1998 Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York City Host: Kelsey Grammer Eligibility Year: October 1, 1996 – September 30, 1997 1998 Grammy Winners Record of the Year: Sunny Came Home – Shawn Colvin Album of the Year: Time Out of Mind – Bob Dylan (Columbia… Read More
Are you as good as I remember baby, get it on, get it on ’cause tonight is the night when two become one – 2 Become One, Spice GirlsSexy Songs can be seductive, soft, soulful and slow. They can sound so innocent when we sang them as pre-teens. Any time And any place I don’t… Read More
October 11, 1997 – January 16, 1998: Candle In The Wind 1997 – Elton John January 17 – January 30: Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden January 31 – February 13: Together Again – Janet Jackson February 14 – February 27: Nice & Slow – Usher February 28 – March 13: My Heart Will Go… Read More
1998 Trivia, History and Fun Facts Quick Facts from 1998: World Changing Event: Google.com was founded in Menlo Park, California, by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The Catchphrase: “Is that your final answer?” from Do You Want To Be A Millionaire. The Top Song was Iris by Goo Goo Dolls Influential Songs include: The Cup… Read More
1998 Oscars 70th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 23, 1998 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Host: Billy Crystal Eligibility Year: 1997 “I am king of the world!” – James Cameron, Best Director, Titanic “I just want to thank everybody I’ve ever met in my entire life.” – Kim Basinger, Best Supporting Actress, L.A Confidential “I… Read More
1998 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: February 25, 1998 Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York City Host: Kelsey Grammer Eligibility Year: October 1, 1996 – September 30, 1997 1998 Grammy Winners Record of the Year: Sunny Came Home – Shawn Colvin Album of the Year: Time Out of Mind – Bob Dylan (Columbia… Read More
December 7, 1996 – February 21, 1997: Un-Break My Heart – Toni Braxton February 22 – May 21: Wannabe – Spice Girls March 22 – May 2: Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down – Puff Daddy and Mase May 3 – May 23: Hypnotize – The Notorious B.I.G. May 24 – June 13: MMMBop – Hanson… Read More
1997 Fun Facts, History and Trivia Quick Facts from 1997: World Changing Event: On August 31st 1997, Princess Diana, aged 36, was killed in a car accident in France. The Top Song was Candle in the Wind 1997/ Something About The Way You Look Tonight by Elton John Influential Songs include: Missing You by Puff… Read More
1997 Oscars 69th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 24, 1997 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Host: Billy Crystal Eligibility Year: 1996 “What a thrill. You know you’ve entered new territory when you realise that your outfit cost more than your film.” – Jessica Yu, Best Short Subject Documentary for Breathing Lessons: The Life… Read More
1997 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: February 26, 1997 Held at: Madison Square Garden, New York City Host: Ellen DeGeneres Eligibility Year: October 1, 1995 – September 30, 1996 1997 Grammy Winners Record of the Year: Change the World – Eric Clapton Album of the Year: Falling Into You, Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic) Song of… Read More
December 2, 1995 – March 22, 1996: One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men March 23 – May 3: Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion May 4 – May 17: Always Be My Baby – Mariah Carey May 18 – July 12: Tha Crossroads – Bone Thugs N Harmony July 13… Read More
1996 History, Trivia and Fun Facts Quick Facts from 1996: World Changing Event: Dolly the cloned sheep was born on 5 July 1996. She was named after busty singer Dolly Parton because her DNA came from a mammary gland cell. The Top Song was Don’t Speak by No Doubt The Movies to Watch include Jerry Maguire, The English… Read More
1996 Oscars 68th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 25, 1996 Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Host: Whoopi Goldberg Eligibility Year: 1995 1996 Oscar Nominees and Winners Best Picture: Braveheart – Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey and Alan Ladd Jr., producers (WINNER) Apollo 13 – Brian Grazer, producer Babe – George Miller, Doug Mitchell… Read More
1996 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: February 28, 1996 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles Host: Ellen DeGeneres Eligibility Year: October 1, 1994 – September 30, 1995 1996 Grammy Winners Album of the Year: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (Maverick/Reprise) Song of the Year: Kiss From a Rose – Seal, songwriter Best New Artist: Hootie… Read More
December 17, 1994 – January 27, 1995: Here Comes The Hotstepper – Ini Kamozi January 28 – February 24: Creep – TLC February 25 – April 14: Take A Bow – Madonna April 15 – June 2: This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan June 3 – July 7: Have You Ever Really… Read More
1995 Trivia, Fun Facts and History Quick Facts from 1995: American Home Grown Terrorism: Oklahoma City Bombing: a truck bomb at Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building killed 168 people and injured nearly 700 people. The Top Song was One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men Influential Songs include: I Wish by Skee-Lo,… Read More
1995 Oscars 67th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 27, 1995 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Host: David Letterman Eligibility Year: 1994 1995 Oscar Nominees and Winners Best Picture: Forrest Gump – Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch and Steve Starkey, producers (WINNER) Four Weddings and a Funeral – Duncan Kenworthy, producer Pulp Fiction – Lawrence… Read More
1995 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: March 1, 1995 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Host: Paul Reiser Eligibility Year: October 1, 1993 – September 30, 1994 1995 Grammy Winners Record of the Year: All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow Album of the Year: MTV Unplugged, Tony Bennett (Columbia) Song of the Year:… Read More
December 25, 1993 – January 21, 1994: Hero – Mariah Carey January 22 – February 11: All For Love – Bryan Adams/Rod Stewart/Sting February 12 – March 11: Power of Love – Céline Dion March 12 – April 8: The Sign – Ace of Base April 9 – May 20: Bump N’ Grind – R.… Read More
1994 History, Fun Facts and Trivia Quick Facts from 1994: Playstation released The Hobby: Beanie Babies Mania began. Many people ‘invested’ in them, and now have millions of Beanies carefully preserved in attics and closets. The Top Song was I’ll Make Love To You by Boyz II Men The Movies to Watch include Forrest Gump, The Lion King, Angels… Read More
1994 Oscars 66th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 21, 1994 Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Host: Whoopi Goldberg Eligibility Year: 1993 1994 Oscar Nominees and Winners Best Picture: Schindler’s List – Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, and Branko Lustig, producers (WINNER) The Fugitive – Arnold Kopelson, producer In the Name of the… Read More
1994 Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: March 1, 1994 Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York Host: Garry Shandling Eligibility Year: October 1, 1992 – September 30 – 1993 1994 Grammy Winners Record of the Year: I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston Album of the Year: The Bodyguard – Original… Read More
November 29, 1992 – March 5, 1993: I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston March 6 – March 12: A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme) – Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle March 13 – April 30: Informer – Snow May 1 – May 14: Freak Me – Silk May 15 – July 9: That’s… Read More
1993 Trivia, Fun Facts and History Quick Facts from 1993: World Changing Event: Intel introduced the Pentium family of 32-bit microprocessors. The Top Song was Dreamlover by Mariah Carey The Movies to Watch include Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, Sleepless in Seattle and Free Willy The Most Famous Person in America was probably Notable books include: The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield and The… Read More
1993 Oscars 65th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 29, 1993 Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Host: Billy Crystal Eligibility Year: 1992 1993 Oscar Nominees and Winners Best Picture: Unforgiven – Clint Eastwood, producer (WINNER) The Crying Game – Stephen Woolley, producer A Few Good Men – David Brown, Rob Reiner and Andrew… Read More
