The Mummy, directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser, premiered in the US.
SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on Nickelodeon.
The Matrix was released in the US and grossed over $460 million worldwide.
Romantic comedy ''10 Things I hate About You" was released.
Ricky Martin's 'Livin' La Vida Loca' was released.
Eminem's album The Slim Shady LP went on sale.
Silent Hill, the first installment in the Silent Hill series, was released for the PlayStation.
Mario Party was released in North America for the Nintendo 64.
'Family Guy' by Seth MacFarlane premiered on Fox.
The Sopranos, the hit American crime drama, debuted on HBO.
American science fiction movie 'Star Trek: Insurrection' was released in the US.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released in Japan for the N64.
Britney Spears's first single, 'Baby One More Time,' was released.
A month after launching in Japan, Metal Gear Solid was finally playable by North American PlayStation players.
Cher's 'Believe' was released and became the Billboard 1999 Song of the Year.
Nintendo released Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition in Japan for the Game Boy Color.
Google was founded.
International TV game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' was shown for the first time in the UK, with Chris Tarrant as the host.
'No Matter What' by Irish boy band Boyzone was released.
The epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg, 'Saving Private Ryan,' was released in theaters.
American swashbuckler film 'The Mask of Zorro' was released in the United States.
'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,' the second book in the series, was published by Bloomsbury in the UK.
A strike began at a General Motors parts factory.
James Cameron's iconic film 'Titanic' won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Eminem signed up to the record label 'Aftermath Entertainment,' founded by Dr. Dre.
James Cameron's Titanic became the first film to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.
Fifteen-year-old Tara Lipinski became the youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist.
Opera singer Andrea Bocelli started his career in the production of 'La bohème' in Cagliari.
The first graphics card chip, i740, was released by Intel.
A charity auction in Los Angeles saw the lyrics to 'Candle in the Wind' sell to the highest bidder at a staggering $442,500.
Michelangelo's famous painting 'Christ of the Woman of Samaria' was sold for a staggering $7.4 million.
Rom-com movie 'As Good as It Gets' was released in theaters in the US.
Sony Music Soundtrax released their 'Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture' album.
Canadian country singer Shania Twain released her third album, 'Come On Over.'
Interplay's Fallout was released in North America for MS-DOS and Windows computers.
English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams released his debut solo album, 'Life thru a Lens.'
Steve Jobs was named interim CEO of Apple Computers.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin registered the domain name google.com.
Elton John released the single 'Candle in the Wind' as a tribute to Princess Diana of Wales.
Nintendo released the first-person shooter, GoldenEye 007, for the Nintendo 64.
South Park premiered on Comedy Central, with the first episode titled 'Cartman Gets an Anal Probe.'
Japan published the first print of the world's most popular manga-comic series, 'One Piece.'
The first Harry Potter book, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,' hit the shelves in the UK.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Jeff Goldblum and Julianne Moore, premiered in the US.
The sci-fi film 'The Fifth Element,' written and directed by Luc Besson, was released.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on the Warner Bros Television Network.
The full-length, uncensored version of Schindler's List aired on NBC, receiving 65 million viewers.
The Simpsons aired its 167th episode, making it the longest-running animation in TV history.
Blizzard Entertainment released the first Diablo game.
The horror film classic 'Scream,' starring Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox, was released.
