Callisto June Flyby
A second 1999 Callisto flyby further lowers Galileo's closest approach to Jupiter in preparation for Io observations.
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Explore 130 historical events and records for United States of America in 1999.
Historical records for United States of America in 1999
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June
August
Callisto August Flyby
Galileo performs another Callisto gravity-assist encounter during the perijove reduction campaign.
PGA
Winner of the US PGA Championship
World Champion
Winner of the 100 meters World title
World Champion
Winner of the 100 meters World title
September
Accords of Oslo
Albright participates in efforts to revive implementation of the Oslo agreements
Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
Hosts and supports renewed implementation talks between Barak and Arafat.
Callisto September Flyby
Galileo completes the final Callisto encounter in the sequence used to prepare for close Io flybys.
October
Galileo October Io Flyby
Galileo passes roughly 611 kilometres above Io, beginning exceptionally close extended-mission studies of the volcanic moon.
November
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Clinton signs the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, allowing broader combinations of banking, securities, and insurance activities and assigning the Federal Reserve an important umbrella-supervision role for financial holding companies.
Galileo Close Io Flyby
Galileo passes close to Io to investigate active volcanism and the moon's interaction with Jupiter.
First Observed Exoplanet Transit
Co-leads photometric observations revealing transits of HD 209458 b.
HD 209458 b Transit Confirmation
Contributes to the team confirming periodic transits of HD 209458 b.
Independent HD 209458 b Transit Detection
Independently detects the transit of HD 209458 b with automated photometry.
December
Death of Joseph Heller
Death of Joseph Heller
UNMOVIC
UNMOVIC was meant to replace the former United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) to carry on with the mandate to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), and to operate a system of ongoing monitoring and verification to check Iraq's compliance with its obligations not to reacquire the same weapons banned by the Security Council
UNMOVIC
UNMOVIC was meant to replace the former United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) to carry on with the mandate to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), and to operate a system of ongoing monitoring and verification to check Iraq's compliance with its obligations not to reacquire the same weapons banned by the Security Council
Hubble Servicing Mission 3A Launch
Brown commands Discovery as an urgent Hubble servicing mission launches after multiple gyroscope failures force the telescope into safe mode.
Hubble Gyroscope Repair
Grunsfeld helps restore Hubble's pointing system by replacing failed gyroscope assemblies during the first Servicing Mission 3A spacewalk.
Hubble Rate Sensor Units Replaced
Smith helps replace all three Hubble Rate Sensor Units, restoring six gyroscopes used for accurate telescope pointing.
Hubble Digital Recorder Installed
Smith helps replace an older mechanical data recorder with a solid-state digital recorder during the final spacewalk.
Hubble Transmitter Replaced
Grunsfeld helps install a replacement transmitter for sending Hubble scientific data to the ground.
UN Resolution 1284
The UN Security Council passed Resolution 1284, replacing UNSCOM with the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, also known as UNMOVIC. Four countries – among them Russia, France and China – abstained from voting on Res. 1284, which led the Iraqi regime to reject the resolution because they saw the resolution as a way for the UN to claim Iraq as a "protectorate"
UNMOVIC
The UN Security Council passed Resolution 1284, replacing UNSCOM with the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, also known as UNMOVIC. Four countries – among them Russia, France and China – abstained from voting on Res. 1284, which led the Iraqi regime to reject the resolution because they saw the resolution as a way for the UN to claim Iraq as a "protectorate"
UNSCOM
The UN Security Council passed Resolution 1284, replacing UNSCOM with the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, also known as UNMOVIC. Four countries – among them Russia, France and China – abstained from voting on Res. 1284, which led the Iraqi regime to reject the resolution because they saw the resolution as a way for the UN to claim Iraq as a "protectorate"
Other events (month unknown)
Adoption and Safe Families Act
Plays a role in advocating the establishment of the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, the Adoption and Safe Families Act, and the Foster Care Independence Act
Bankruptcy
De Lorean is declared bankrupt
Bombing of Iraq
Supports the bombing of Iraq as sanctions have little effect
Bringing Out the Dead
Directs, Bringing Out the Dead
Callisto Interior Differentiation
Galileo gravity and magnetic observations improve models of Callisto's internal structure and possible subsurface conductive material.
Casino
Stars in Casino
Casino
Joe Pesci plays Nicky Santoro, based on real-life mob enforcer Anthony Spilotro in Casino
Casino
Sharon Stone plays Ginger, Aces self-obsessed and devious wife in Casino a role that earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress
Constitution of USA
The Constitution cites "high crimes and misdemeanors" as impeachable offenses
Cookies Fortune Film
Robert Altman directed Cookies Fortune in 1999, a Southern crime comedy involving a death, a family and a cover-up.
Dark Energy Cosmic Budget
Turner argues that observations require a dominant smooth energy component with negative pressure, framing dark energy as a major constituent of the cosmic energy budget.
Death of Edward Moore Ted Kennedy
Tragedy struck the Kennedy family again when a Piper Saratoga light aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Marthas Vineyard, the accident killed its pilot John F. Kennedy, Jr., his wife and sister-in-law
Discovery of Callirrhoe
Participates in the discovery of Callirrhoe, an irregular outer moon of Jupiter.
Election
Appointed Adviser for the Bush election campaign
Emmy Award Sopranos Actress
Edie Falco earned the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Carmela Soprano.
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