Do you remember 1999? Ricky Martin’s “Livin La Vida Loca” topped the charts, we were scared of the Blair Witch, and Google officially launched.
To celebrate, Google Trends opened its time capsule to see which fads were titanic in 1999. According to the report, adults were watching “The Matrix” and “The Sopranos” while kids were into “Toy Story 2” and “Teletubbies.” People also used the search engine to learn about David Beckham or evaluate their Pokémon cards, and searches for hot sauce set the web ablaze.
Livin La Vida Local
Want to know what life was like in Big-D? We dug up some data to help us remember the final year of the 20th century — thanks to some help from a 25-year-old search engine.
- Median family income: $58,200
- City’s population: 1,076,214
- Average cost to buy a home: $176,600
- Average cost of a gallon of gasoline in Texas: $0.718
- In the news: Construction began on the American Airlines Center + the Dallas Stars won the Stanley Cup.
- Who was performing: Cher made a comeback with her “Do You Believe?” tour at the Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre — now the Dos Equis Pavilion.
- Remember Edgefest? The alternative-rock concert was held at the Dallas Fair Park Ampitheater featuring artists like Pearl Jam and Creed.
