July 1, 1999
A Big Mac cost $2.43 that summer of 1999, and the Dow Jones sat at 11,497 — a peace agreement between NATO and Serbian forces had just ended the Kosovo air campaign, bringing a fragile resolution to the Balkans crisis that had dominated global headlines for months. On American screens and radio stations, audiences were lining up for "American Pie" at the multiplex while Jennifer Lopez held the top spot on the charts with "If You Had My Love," her debut single that signaled a new era in pop music. On July 31, NASA deliberately guided the Lunar Prospector spacecraft into the Moon's surface at the conclusion of its 19-month mission, an intentional controlled impact designed to test whether the resulting debris cloud would reveal traces of frozen water in the lunar craters.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — July 1, 1999
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 1, 1999
House To Debate Financial Overhaul Law Today
Nato Bars Russia From Reinforcing Troops In Kosovo
Accord With Nato Lets Moscow Add Troops In Kosovo
After Scotland Yard Inquiry, A Village In Kosovo Buries 64
Vowing To Pursue Peace With Arabs, Barak Takes Over
World Events — July 1999
Time Person of the Year — 1999
On the radio
Billboard Charts — July 1, 1999
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1998–99 Season
Emmy Winners — 1999
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — July 1, 1999
Ebert 4-Star Films — July 1, 1999
On the field
Sports Champions — July 1, 1999
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