:1999 in the United States

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Events from the year 1999 in the United States.

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Incumbents

= Federal government =

::Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia) (until January 3)

::Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) (starting January 6)

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Events

=January=

=February=

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=March=

=April=

File:Runway incursion between Korean Air Lines Flight 36 and Air China Flight 9018 (1999).oga

  • April 1 – Air China Flight 9018, a Boeing 747, taxis onto an active runway at O'Hare International Airport during the takeoff of Korean Air Flight 36, another Boeing 747, nearly resulting in a crash. Flight 36 averted a collision by taking off early and missing the Air China aircraft by 75 feet. There were 8 people on the Air China cargo plane and 379 on the Korean Air flight.{{cite AV media |title=NTSB Animation Runway Incursion Korean Air flight 36 and Air China 9018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY2576xOeww |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/mY2576xOeww |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |url-status=live |publisher=YouTube |date=August 6, 2009 |access-date=July 4, 2013}}{{cbignore}}
  • April 5 – In Laramie, Wyoming, Russell Henderson pleads guilty to kidnapping and felony murder, in order to avoid a possible death penalty conviction for the killing of Matthew Shepard.
  • April 7 – The World Trade Organization rules in favor of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over bananas.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/313362.stm |title=Europe will "comply" with banana ruling |work=BBC News |date=April 7, 1999}}
  • April 8 – Bill Gates' personal fortune exceeds US$100 billion, thanks to the increased value of Microsoft stock.
  • April 12 – U.S. President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit.
  • April 15 – Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz are exonerated of the rape and murder of Debbie Carter and released from prison. Both had spent 11 years in prison, with Williamson on death row, and having come within five days of execution.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/burden/profiles/williamson.html |title=Profiles - Ron Williamson {{pipe}} Burden of Innocence {{pipe}} FRONTLINE {{pipe}} PBS|website=PBS }}
  • April 20 – Columbine High School massacre: Two Littleton, Colorado teenagers open fire on their teachers and classmates, killing 12 students and one teacher, and then themselves. It would be the deadliest shooting at a high school in U.S. history at the time. The shooting sparks debate on school bullying, gun control and violence in the media.
  • April 23 – 1999 Major League Baseball season: Fernando Tatís of the St. Louis Cardinals hits two grand slams in one inning, becoming the first and only player in MLB history to do so.{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1999/B04230LAN1999.htm |title=Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 |date=April 23, 1999 |location=Dodger Stadium |publisher=Retrosheet |work=retrosheet.org |accessdate=January 12, 2019}}
  • April 28 – Bausch & Lomb announces its intent to sell Ray-Ban to the Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica.{{Cite web |title=Ray-Bans net cool $640 million in Luxottica sale - Apr. 28, 1999 |url=https://money.cnn.com/1999/04/28/deals/bausch/ |access-date=August 30, 2023 |website=money.cnn.com}}

=May=

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=June=

=July=

=August=

  • August 10 – Buford O. Furrow Jr. wounds five and kills one during the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting.
  • August 30 – Mentally ill Breslover Hasid Gidone Busch is shot dead by four New York City police officers, leading City Councilman Noach Dear to call for an investigation.Newman, Andy (August 31, 1999) [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/31/nyregion/disturbed-man-wielding-a-hammer-is-killed-by-police-in-brooklyn.html "Disturbed Man Wielding A Hammer Is Killed By Police In Brooklyn"], The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

=September=

=October=

=November=

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=December=

=Ongoing=

  • Iraqi no-fly zones (1991–2003){{cite book |last1=Zenko |first1=Micah |title=Between Threats and War: U.S. Discrete Military Operations in the Post-Cold War World |date=3 August 2010 |publisher=Stanford University Press |isbn=978-0-8047-7190-0 |page=29 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rJHU9VZRhjwC&pg=PA29 |language=en}}
  • Dot-com bubble (c. 1995–c. 2000)
  • Lewinsky scandal (1998–1999)

Births

= January =

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= February =

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= March =

= April =

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= May =

= June =

= July =

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= August =

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= September =

= October =

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= November =

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= December =

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= Full date unknown =

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Deaths

= January =

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= February =

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= March =

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= April =

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= May =

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= June =

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= July =

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= August =

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= September =

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= October =

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= November =

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= December =

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See also

References

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