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1999 in United States of America — Page 3
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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Forty Two Supernova Cosmology Result
Perlmutter and collaborators publish the Supernova Cosmology Project analysis of 42 high-redshift supernovae, strengthening evidence for an accelerating universe.
Foster Care Independence 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. instrumental in passage of the Foster Care Independence Act, which doubles federal monies for teenagers aging out of foster care
Golden Bear for The Thin Red Line
The film The Thin Red Line, directed by Terrence Malick, received the Golden Bear for best film at the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival.
Golden Globe
Sharon Stone plays Ginger, Aces self-obsessed and devious wife in Casino a role that earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress
Government
Appointed Adviser for the Bush election campaign
HD 209458 b Radial-Velocity Detection
Contributes precision velocities establishing HD 209458 b as a close-in giant planet.
HD 209458 b Radial-Velocity Detection
Helps establish the planetary nature and orbit of HD 209458 b before its transit is detected.
Health Reform
Bill Clinton appoints Hillary Clinton to head and be the chairwoman of the Task Force on National Health Care Reform, hoping to replicate the success she had in leading the effort for Arkansas education reform
Health Reform
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.
Health Reform
The recommendations of the task force become the Clinton Health Care Plan, a comprehensive proposal that would require employers to provide health coverage to their employees through individual health maintenance organisations.
Impeachment
The Constitution cites "high crimes and misdemeanors" as impeachable offenses. Clinton is impeached on two counts in the House of Representatives, a Senate trial does not result in the two-thirds majority vote required to remove the President. Clinton faces a trial of impeachment in the US Senate following improper relations with a White House intern & evidence of perjury & obstruction of justice
Independent Spirit Best Director
Won the Independent Spirit Award for best director for Rushmore.
Interpreter of Maladies
Publication of "Interpreter of Maladies"
Legislation
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
Leicester Premier League Goalkeeper Era
Keller concludes his spell at Leicester City after establishing himself as a regular Premier League goalkeeper during Martin O'Neill's successful tenure.
LIGO Inauguration
LIGO is formally inaugurated after completion of its major facilities, providing two widely separated observatories designed to identify genuine gravitational-wave signals by coincidence.
Motherless Brooklyn
Publication of "Motherless Brooklyn"
National Board of Review Career Award
Receives a National Board of Review career achievement award.
National Health Care Reform
The recommendations of the task force become the Clinton Health Care Plan, a comprehensive proposal that would require employers to provide health coverage to their employees through individual health maintenance organisations. Bill Clinton appoints Hillary Clinton to head and be the chairwoman of the Task Force on National Health Care Reform, hoping to replicate the success she had in leading the effort for Arkansas education reform
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering signals that govern protein transport and localization within cells.
Peace
Visited by leaders of Nothern Ireland political parties
Reform of Social Welfare
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
Reunion Tour
Returns with Springsteen and the E Street Band for the major reunion tour.
Sanctions
Supports the bombing of Iraq as sanctions have little effect
Scandal
Investigators obtain a semen-stained dress as well as testimony from Lewinsky, Clinton changes tactics and admits that an improper relationship with Lewinsky had taken place
Sports Athlete of the Year
Named the American Broadcasting Companys Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year
State Childrens Health Insurance
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
Sweet and Lowdown Film
In 1999, Woody Allen made Sweet and Lowdown, a period drama about a fictional jazz guitarist portrayed by Sean Penn.
The Addiction
Wallken appears in the modern vampire flick The Addiction, which was his second collaboration with director Abel Ferrara and writer Nicholas St. John
The Addiction
Wallken appears in the modern vampire flick The Addiction, which was his second collaboration with director Abel Ferrara and writer Nicholas St. John
The Phantom Menace
Returns to feature direction with Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
The Phantom Menace
Plays Queen Padme Amidala in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
The Virgin Suicides
Makes her feature directing debut with The Virgin Suicides, adapting Jeffrey Eugenides's novel.
TIME Magazines Top 100
Included in TIME Magazines 100 most influential people of the Twentieth century
Timeline
Publication of "Timeline"
Tour de France
Winner of the Tour de France, 1st time
Toward the End of Time
Publication of "Toward the End of Time"
Tracking Quintessence
Steinhardt explores tracking behaviour in quintessence, where scalar-field evolution can reduce sensitivity to initial conditions while remaining relevant to late cosmic acceleration.
True Crime
Directs and stars in True Crime, a journalism and death-row thriller.
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