News Headlines
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Hong Kong returns to Chinese rule
Timothy McVeigh sentenced to death for bombing of Oklahoma City Federal Building
Television ratings system debuts
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is published in the United Kingdom
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Economy
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| Median Household Income |
$37,005 |
(In Current $) |
30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage
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8.00% |
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| Auto Finance Company Auto Loan |
Avg. Loan Amount |
$18,171 |
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Avg. Term Length |
54 Months |
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Avg. Rate |
7.38% |
| Avg. Price Per Gallon Unleaded Gas |
$1.234 |
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Sports
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| Super Bowl Champion |
Green Bay Packers |
| Kentucky Derby Winner |
Silver Charm |
| World Series Winner |
Florida Marlins |
| NCAA Basketball |
Arizona |
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Entertainment
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| Oscars given to (Awarded this year): |
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Best Picture |
The English Patient |
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Best Actor |
Geoffrey Rush - Shine |
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Best Actress |
Frances McDormand - Fargo |
| Top Tunes (Billboard Hot 100): |
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“Candle in the Wind” |
Elton John |
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“You Were Meant For Me” |
Jewel |
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“I’ll Be Missing You” |
Puff Daddy/Faith Evans |
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“Un-Break My Heart” |
Toni Braxton |
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“Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” |
Puff Daddy/Mase |
| Popular Television (Emmy Nominees): |
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Comedy |
Drama |
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3rd Rock From The Sun |
Chicago Hope |
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Frasier |
ER |
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Mad About You |
Law & Order |
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Seinfeld |
NYPD Blue |
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The Larry Sanders Show |
The X-Files |
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