What Happened in May 1999

Peter Merholz Coins the Term "Blog"

The short form, "blog," was coined by Peter Merholz, who jokingly broke the word weblog into the phrase we blog in the sidebar of his blog... Read more

Street Fighter III 3rd Strike is Released

Released on May 1999, the third and final installment of Street Fighter III brought back the classic Street Fighter II character Chun-Li, along... Read more

MST3K Ep. 1005 - "Blood Waters of Dr. Z"

A Florida scientist turns himself into a catfish monster and attacks those who wronged him. Read more

The Bouncing Souls release Hopeless Romantic

Hopeless Romantic is the fourth full length album by New Jersey punk band The Bouncing Souls. This 1999 release finds the band experimenting with... Read more

UFC 20: Battle for the Gold

UFC 20: Battle for the Gold was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 7, 1999 at the Boutwell Auditorium in... Read more

MST3K Ep. 1006 - "Boggy Creek II: And The Legend Continues"

A professor and his students camp out in the rural Arkansas swamp, in hopes of finding a Bigfoot-like creature. Read more

Snoop Dogg Releases Album "No Limit Top Dogg"

No Limit Top Dogg is Snoop Dogg's fourth solo album and his second on No Limit Records, and his first on his own label Doggystyle Records. It was... Read more

Season 6 Of The X-Files Ends

The sixth season of the science fiction television series The X-Files commenced airing on the Fox Broadcasting Network in the United States on... Read more

Ehud Barak is elected Israeli Prime Minister

This was only the second election for Prime Minister in Israel, the 1996 vote having been an extremely tight contest between Binyamin Netanyahu and... Read more

Andre Nickatina Releases "Tears of a Clown"

Tears of a Clown is the fifth album by rapper Andre Nickatina. It was released on May 18, 1999, for Fillmoe Coleman Records and was produced by... Read more

W.A.S.P. release Helldorado

Helldorado is the 1999 album by the American heavy metal band W.A.S.P.. The album did not receive great reviews and many of W.A.S.P.'s fans didn't... Read more

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It was the fourth film to be released in... Read more

eToys Goes Public and Completes Its Initial Public Offering

FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)4 REGISTRATION NO. 333-72469 8,320,000 Shares ETOYS INC. Common Stock ------------------ This is... Read more

FDA Approves SB Pharmco's Avandia

Rosiglitazone is an oral drug that reduces the amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood. It is used for treating patients with type 2 diabetes and is... Read more

Anti-Flag releases A New Kind of Army

A New Kind of Army is a punk rock album originally released by Anti-Flag on May 25, 1999. It was reissued by A-F Records on October 19, 2004. A New... Read more

Superman 64 is Released for the Nintendo 64

Superman, unofficially referred to as Superman 64, is a video game that was released by Titus Software on May 31, 1999 on the Nintendo 64. The game... Read more