Date: January 21, 1999
Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit, ending a nearly 20-year period when it was closer to the Sun than the gas giant; Pluto is not expected to interact with Neptune's orbit again until 2231. Date: February 11, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅…
War on drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500 lb) of cocaine on board. Date: January 21, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This…
The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades. Date: May 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Tehran Student…
In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper is put back on display. Date: May 28, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Alitalia Flight 1553 Crashes…
The U.S. government hands control of the Panama Canal (as well all the adjacent land to the canal known as the Panama Canal Zone) to Panama. This act complied with the signing of the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties. Date: December 31, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on…
American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock. Date: June 1, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…