Top News Stories from 1999 - Infoplease
WEBAug 30, 2011 · Magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills more than 15,600 and leaves 600,000 homeless in Turkey (Aug. 17). East Timor population votes for independence from Indonesia (Aug. 30, 1999), which causes pro-Indonesian forces to massacre and uproot thousands of East Timorese.
What Happened in 1999 inc. Pop Culture, Prices and Events
WEBJun 16, 2012 · What happened in 1999 Major News Stories include World Worries about Y2K and the millennium bug, Columbine High School shootings, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, found guilty of second-degree murder for giving a lethal injection in a case of voluntary euthanasia, Start of Millennium celebrations worldwide, Euro currency introduced, Pakistan and India fight ...
1999 in the United States - Wikipedia
WEBJanuary 2 – A snowstorm leaves 14 inches (36 cm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and 21 inches (53 cm) in Chicago, Illinois, killing 68. January 6 – Dennis Hastert becomes Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. January 7 – The Senate trial in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton begins.
1999: Top World Stories - CBS News
WEBDec 27, 1999 · One ceremony has already happened. The U.S. is to turn over the Panama Canal on New Year's eve, but the unofficial hand-over was just several weeks ago. 1999's major conflict was in Kosovo....
1999 A Look Back - CBS News
WEBDec 28, 1999 · As the century comes to a close CBS News remembers 1999 - a year filled with violent school shootings, the president's acquittal, the passing of a Kennedy, and stocks soaring to new heights.
Top national news stories of 1999 listed - Brainerd Dispatch
WEBDec 28, 1999 · The top news stories of 1999 as chosen by 206 Associated Press newspaper editors and broadcast editors in the United States. A first-place vote gave the story 10 points, a second-place vote nine...
Top stories of 1999 - Washington Times
WEBDec 28, 1999 · Top stories of 1999. Print. Tuesday, December 28, 1999. Without further ado, Lindberg’s List of the top political stories of 1999: 10. Soft money parity. In the first six months of the...
BBC ON THIS DAY - BBC News
WEBLiar Aitken jailed for 18 months. 10 Jun. Nato calls off air war on Kosovo. 18 Jun. Anti-capitalism demo turns violent. 09 Aug. Kennedy wins Lib Dem leadership. 11 Aug. Millions marvel at total...
Columbine Shooting Biggest News Draw of 1999 - Pew Research Center
WEBDec 28, 1999 · Nearly seven-in-ten (68%) Americans said they followed the Columbine High School shootings very closely, placing news of that tragedy behind only the 1992 Rodney King verdict and the 1996 crash of TWA flight 800 among the decade’s most closely followed stories.
The TIME Magazine Vault
WEBCheck out the online archives of TIME Magazine: complete coverage since 1923 of world news, politics, entertainment, science, health, history, business and more The year 1999 in TIME cover...