The year the of the Burger

     This hamburger is now 13 years old today, still looks the same.  But a lot of other things have changed!

When this Hamburger was made in 1999...


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  ·         Bill Clinton was President
·         A gallon of milk was only $1.50
cell phone
   
      ·         Nokia phones just hit the market
mambo #5     ·         Gasoline was about a
        $1.00 per gallon
     ·         Mambo #5 was a
                 "Hit" in 1999
·         The movie "Matrix" & "Green Mile"
             1999 box office hits
Ferby     ·         Hot toys were Pokemon &
        Furby Babies
       
  
Y2k     ·         The price of gold was about $250 an ounce
           ·            World getting ready for Y2K -             
                      The New Millennium
 
Michael Jordan          ·         Napster debut – Internet music downloading
     ·         Michael Jordan’s retirement from
     Chicago Bulls
Christina aquilera     ·         “What A Girl Wants” a hit for Christina Aguilera
   · The "Euro" was just established
And of course... the birth of a Burger!  July 7, 1999 Logan, UT


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