1999
Torrential Rains and Mudslides in Venezuela kill over 15,000
Kosovo war
Boris Yeltsin resigns as President of Russia
Euro is established
Roth IRA is introduced
March 29: Dow hits 10,000 mark for first time in history
May 3: Dow hits 11,000
Bill Gates personal net worth exceeds $100 million; Microsoft releases Windows 98
Apple releases ibook, Power MacIntosh G4
Lance Armstrong wins first Tour de France
Shakespeare in Love wins Best Picture at Academy Awards
Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace released
Napster debuts
Viacom and CBS merge; Exxon and Mobil merge
Jack Kevorkian found guilty of 2nd degree murder
Columbine High School Massacre in Colorado
Jury finds Jenny Jones Show negligent in same sex crush episode death
George C. Scott, Mario Puzo, Mel Torme, Wilt Chamberlain, Grover Washington, Jr. die