Summer Snapshots

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

A glimpse at some of the highlights of the season

September 22 officially marks the end of summer. In honor of dog days past, we've put together a scrapbook of the highlights. Click on any image below to find out what made the summer of 1999 memorable.

• Amusement Rides: The Rise and Fall of Roller Coasters
• Baseball: Fueled by the Fans: 1999 All-Star Game
• Beach Reading: Really Good Reads
• The Blockbuster: May the Force Be With Queue: Star Wars Mania
• BBQs: Infoplease BBQ Primer
• Camping: American Treasures: The National Park Service
• Eclipses: Eclipse of the Millennium
• Extreme Sports: X-File: A Guide to the Summer X Games
• The Fourth of July: Born on the Fourth of July
• The Movies: Summer Sizzlers
• Music Festivals: On the Road Again
• The Sleeper Hit: Witch Craft: The Blair Witch Project
• The Summer Shag: Austin Powers, Part Deux
• Summer Storms: Zeus, Park Rangers, and the Probability of Being Struck by Lightning
• World Cup Soccer: So Far So Good
• Summer Vacations: Cool Summer Camps