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It's been 22 years since The Blair Witch Project terrified and confused movie audiences. The ground breaking film, released nationwide on July 30, 1999, told the story of a group of documentarians who go into the woods looking for the legend of the Blair witch. The group disappears but the video they recorded is found a year later. After watching the shaky, handheld footage with no soundtrack and improvised dialogue, some movie-goers went away unsure if it was real or not. As result it became a cultural phenomenon in the summer of 1999, going on to earn over 250 million dollars on a $60,000 budget. You can learn more about The Blair Witch Project and other great movies from 1999 in Episodes 21 & 22 of History of the 90s.

It's been 25 years since Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey won gold in the men's 100 metre at the Atlanta Summer Olympics. Despite a devastating thigh injury a couple weeks before the '96 games Bailey not only won gold he set a new record with a time of 9.84 seconds. A week later Bailey also lead Team Canada to a gold medal in the 100 metre relay in Atlanta.

It's been 25 years since the landmark movie Trainspotting was released. Danny Boyle's dark comedy about addiction and despair in Edinburgh, Scotland was released on July 26, 1996. It not only launched the career of Ewan McGregor, it also helped defined a generation. The soundtrack for the film is also considered one of the best with songs from Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Blur and Pulp.

On July 25, 1990, comedian and sitcom star Roseanne Barr shrieked out what many consider to be the most unpatriotic performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” in history. Barr, who at the time starred in the hottest sitcom on TV, stepped up to a microphone behind home plate at San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium during a doubleheader featuring the Padres and Reds. With her shirttails hanging out and sleeves rolled up she fumbled her way through the lyrics, missing notes on purpose. Barr capped off her performance by grabbing her crotch and spitting on the ground. She was booed off the field and in the days that followed she was forced to take a short break from the stand-up circuit because of a widespread backlash by the media and public.

A new HBO doc debuts today about Woodstock '99. The festival in July 1999 was ugly from the start...hot, crowded, overflowing toilets, price gouging....and then it got worse. Sexual assaults in the mosh pit, followed by fires and rioting. Something we covered in ep. #43 of History of the 90s but if you can't get enough or want to see it with your own eyes...you might want to check out Woodstock 99: Peace, Love and Rage on @hbo.

New episode of History of the 90s is in your feed today! Part 2 about the crimes and trial of Paul Bernardo. When the trial got underway in May 1995, two years after Bernardo had been charged with killing teenagers Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French, the public's appetite for information about the disturbing case was insatiable. Curious spectators lined up each day to get inside the Toronto courtroom to witness Canada's trial of the century. I was among 60 reporters, in court everyday for 4 months documenting the horrible crimes committed by Bernardo and his wife Karla Homolka. You can listen on @applepodcasts, @spotifypodcasts & @amazonpodcasts or here: https://omny.fm/shows/history-of/paul-bernardo-part-2-52

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