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| 1998 |
| | | The first module is launched of the International Space Station, a cooperative venture by five space agencies (USA, Russia, Japan, Canada, Europe) | |
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| 1999 |
| | | Eleven of the nations in the European Union adopt the euro as a shared single currency | |
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| 1999 |
| | | The US Senate begins an impeachment trial of President Clinton for perjury and obstruction | |
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| 1999 |
| | | King Hussein of Jordan dies and is succeeded by his son as Abdullah II | |
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| 1999 |
| | | Marxist guerrillas in Colombia, in partnership with drug cartels, control much of the south of the country | |
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| 1999 |
| | | President Clinton escapes impeachment when the Senate divides 55-45 and 50-50 on the two charges, well short of the required two thirds majority | |
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| 1999 |
| | | Moderate Shiite cleric Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr and two of his sons are assassinated in the Iraqi city of Najaf | |
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| 1999 |
| | | A fire in the Mont Blanc road tunnel kills 39 people and closes the tunnel for three years | |
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| 1999 |
| | | Libya hands over, for trial in the Hague, two men suspected of causing the Lockerbie disaster of 1988 | |
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| 1999 |
| | | Two teenage boys in Littleton, Colorado, open fire on their fellow students in Columbine High School, killing twelve and one teacher | |
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