1999 Vintage: The “Desert Spring” Operation
Why another one? Because once you start “Stabilizing” Iraq, it’s hard to stop—like a bad habit or a subscription you can’t cancel. Part of the… Read More »1999 Vintage: The “Desert Spring” Operation
1999 Legacy: The “Smooth” by Santana
Why was the 1999 summer so hot? Because Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas created a song that literally refused to stop playing until the year… Read More »1999 Legacy: The “Smooth” by Santana
1999 Archive: The E-commerce Boom
Why was everyone talking about “Pets.com”? Because we thought buying dog food on the internet was the pinnacle of human achievement. Part of the 41… Read More »1999 Archive: The E-commerce Boom
1999 Vintage: The Dwayne
Knock, knock. / Who’s there? / Dwayne. / Dwayne who? / Dwayne the bathtub, the century is almost over! Part of the 48 Classic Knock-Knock… Read More »1999 Vintage: The Dwayne
1999 Vintage: The Ketchup
Knock, knock. / Who’s there? / Ketchup. / Ketchup who? / Ketchup with me at the rave! Part of the 48 Classic Knock-Knock Jokes: The… Read More »1999 Vintage: The Ketchup
1999 Archive: The Harry
Knock, knock. / Who’s there? / Harry. / Harry who? / Harry up, the ball is about to drop! Part of the 48 Classic Knock-Knock… Read More »1999 Archive: The Harry
1999 Legacy: The Euro Currency Launch
Why was the U.S. skeptical? Because in 1999, Americans believed that if a coin didn’t have a President’s face on it, it wasn’t real money.… Read More »1999 Legacy: The Euro Currency Launch
1999 Classic: The “Life is Beautiful” Score
Why was the music so catchy? To give us something to hum while we tried to figure out how Benigni got onto the back of… Read More »1999 Classic: The “Life is Beautiful” Score
1999 Classic: The Best Live Action Short
Why did Election Night win? Because in 1999, the Academy was already getting nervous about the year 2000. Part of the 38 Oscars Jokes: The… Read More »1999 Classic: The Best Live Action Short
1999 Classic: Will Smith’s Double Win
Why did “Gettin’ Jiggy wit It” win? Because the Grammys in the 90s were legally obligated to give Will Smith a trophy if he made… Read More »1999 Classic: Will Smith’s Double Win