1999

31-Dec

Russian President Boris Yeltsin announced his resignation (He was succeeded by Vladimir Putin).

25-Nov

Five-year-old Elian Gonzalez was rescued by a pair of sport fishermen off the coast of Florida, setting off an international custody battle.

15-Oct

The humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

18-Sep

Sammy Sosa became the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit 60 homers in two seasons.

12-Sep

Indonesia announced it would allow an international peacekeeping force to restore order to East Timor.

30-Aug

East Timorese, after 24 years of brutal occupation by the Indonesian military, courageously voted for independence. The Indonesian military began to destroy what was left

16-Jul

John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, died when their single-engine plane, piloted by John Kennedy, plunged into the Atlantic

10-Jul

The United States women’s soccer team won the World Cup, beating China 5-4 on penalty kicks (the winning kick by Brandi Chastain) after 120 minutes

15-Jun

Rosa Parks was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor.

11-Jun

The movie The Matrix was released.

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Dianne Russell

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