20 Years Ago on AOL.com: July 8, 1999 -- Car Buying and Lilith Fair 1999

July 8, 1999: Thursday began with a car-buying promo (for both new and used cars); the My News headlines referenced tobacco companies found liable in a Florida case, and Clinton (doesn't specify Bill or Hillary, but it was the president, not the future failed presidential candidate) to visit the Watts section of LA: 

For the PM update, we went led with Sarah McLachlan and the dates for the 1999 Lilith Fair (the final one, not counting the ill-fated 2010 revival attempt):

[Series note: In the late 1990s, I programmed the content for the AOL.com home page, which relaunched with a new design on July 14, 1998. I printed screencaps and saved them. 20 years later, I'm scanning them in and posting them with a little commentary under the tag #20YearsAgoOnAOLcom.]