Fort Worth's 1999 Milestone: Grit, Joy, Change

0:00Yo, let's rewind to 1999 in four-worth when the city hit its 150th birthday bash. They kicked off the Fort Worth herd with trail-boss Dennis Merrill driving 15-long horns right down Main Street to the stockyards. Bass performance hall swung open its doors, and folks were buzzing about why 2K would computers crash or just party on. Fast forward through the year, sports lit up the scene. T.C. Shattered the NCAA single-game rushing record against UTEP, celebrating with the school song. Boxing gloves flew at the Golden Gloves' turni, George Strait rocked Texas Stadium, and Texas motor speedway revved in the North. Everyday vibes captured hearts too. An eight-year-old named Josh Peel petted his dog red on Hazlet's main drag, hoping it dodged cars better than the last ones. Shoppers like Roger and Eva Ivy eyed pickups at Troy Ackman Auto Mall, kids cooled off at the YMCA pool, and a salon owner closed her spot after.

1:00Forty-six years, thanking God for every day. Deeper cuts showed the soul, veterans eyed unknown soldiers graze from 1850, feeder cats chilled with young actors at hip-pocket theater, and Harry Tennyson pushed to save the African Black Rhino at the Fort Worth Zoo. Congresswoman K. Granger, Rally Defense folks, and twins Amy and Jill Sutton, bald for T.C. you hoops. These star-telegram archive shots, some unseen since print. Pull us back to a pre-millennium mix of grit, joy, and change, reminding us Fort Worth's. Story keeps unfolding fresh every era. From your city, powered by AI, this is Dallas News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.