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1999 HAPPENINGS |
MUSIC |
| 66th Annual Bach Festival. Dr. Thomas Somerville conducting |
| Violinist Yehudi Menuhin dies |
POLITICS |
| The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 repeals most of the restrictions imposed by the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. Allows commercial and investment banks to consolidate. |
| Nigeria ends years of military rule and votes for a president |
| Britains get their first minimum wage guarantee |
| President of Nigeria is assassinated |
| Columbine High School massacre in Denver Colorado. Off-beat student group shoots several fellow classmates |
| NATO battles Serbia. War ends after 11 weeks and troops are withdrawn |
| United Nations forces attempt to restore peace in Timor |
| Australians vote on whether to break ties with England to become a republic. The voters stick back the Queen of England. |
| Yeltsin resigns as Russian President. |
POINTS OF INTEREST |
| An earthquake in Columbia kills thousands |
| The last total eclipse of the sun for this century occurs |
| India is hit by a hue cyclone |
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