Class of 1999
1999
Price of a Gallon of Gas: $1.17
Average In-State CA College Tuition: $4,139
Price of a Big Mac: $2.43
What was new in innovation, culture and education?
The Blackberry 850 was released.
Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace was in box offices. Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones circumnavigate the world in a hot air balloon without stopping.
On April 20th, two Columbine High School students go on a killing spree that leaves 15 dead and 23 wounded at the Littleton, Colorado school, making it the nations' deadliest school shooting incident. Though schools tighten safety procedures as a result of the Columbine massacre, school shootings continue to occur at an alarming rate.