Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa each chase the homerun recod set previously by Roger Maris[?] in 1961. Both men end up breaking the record; McGwire with 70 and Sosa with 66.
World Cup - France wins 3-0 over Brazil in Paris, winning their first cup. More than a million delirious fans jammed the Champs-Élysées , dancing through the night.
For the first time, professional players from the National Hockey League (NHL, USA) participated in the Winter Olympics. And also for the first time in Olympic history, women took part in ice hockey.
... it is water. The total area is 9.81% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,059 people, 1,181 households, and 818 families residing in the town. ...