| | Fads include: Rugrats, Teletubbies, anything Titanic related, ginkgo, swing and ballroom dancing. |
| | Ad for Viagra: "Naturally, the response has been positive" |
| | Furby is the holiday gift hit. |
| | Voyager I, launched in 1977 is still transmitting from 6.5 billion miles from earth. |
| | Titanic becomes the highest grossing film in history at $850 million. |
| | Seinfeld is the fourth highest rated final show in TV history. |
| | Interest in latest home run ball mounts as Mark McGwire gets closer to the record, the ball is expected to bring $1 million at auction. |
| | The Hubble telescope reveals that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. |
| | Millennium Countdown LCD clock for the Y2K countdown is $20 |