To celebrate Garden Center’s 20th anniversary, the staff gathered facts and figures from the magazine’s first year to indulge in our nostalgia.
Sources: New York Times, Grammy.com, Oscars.org, CNN.com, SSA.gov, DePaul University, Statista.com, IMDB.com, Mashable.com., USPS.gov.
Other fun facts:
President: William J. Clinton
Vice President: Albert Gore, Jr.
Most popular baby names:
- Girl: Jessica
- Boy: Michael
eBay was founded
Best-selling book: “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” by John Gray
JavaScript released to Internet
Netscape, a young software company that makes a popular browser for the Internet, issued a public stock offering with astounding success.
Record of the Year: “All I Wanna Do,” Sheryl Crow
Academy Award, Best Picture: “Forrest Gump”
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