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  • Major Events of 1999

     

    Sports

    • MLB: 1999 World Series
      New York Yankees win 4-2 against the Philadelphia Phillies

    - Oct 28& x2026; Philadelphia 6 at New York 1

    - Oct 29& x2026; Philadelphia 1 at New York 3

    - Oct 31& x2026; New York 8 at Philadelphia 5

    - Nov 1& x2026;New York 7 at Philadelphia 4

    - Nov 2& x2026; New York 6 at Philadelphia 8

    -Nov 4& x2026; Philadelphia  3 at New York 7

    • NFL: Super Bowl XLIII
      Pittsburgh Steelers win 27-23 against the Arizona Cardinals

    -Super Bowl Box Score:
    Pittsburgh& x2026; 3 14 3 7= 27

    Arizona& x2026;& x2026;0 7 0 16= 23

    Professional Golf
    Men's Majors winners

    - The Masters: Angel Cabrera& x2026; 68-68-69-71=276

    - US Open: Lucas Glover& x2026; 67-65-70-76=278

    - British Open: Stewart Cink& x2026; 4-3-4-3=14 in the playoffs

    - PGA Championship: Yang Yong-eun& x2026;73& 150;70& 150;67& 150;70=280

    Women's Majors winners
    - Kraft Nabisco Championship: Brittany Lincicome& x2026; 66-74-70-69= 279

    - US Women's Open: Eun-Hee Ji& x2026;284
    - LPGA Championship: Anna Nordqvist& x2026;273
    - Weetabix Women's British Open: Catriona Matthew& x2026;285

    82ndAcademy AwardsBest actress in a supporting role: Jennifer Hudson for

    • Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
    • Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker
    • Best actor in a leading role: Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart
    • Best actress in a leading role: Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side
    • Best actor in a supporting role: Christoph Waltz for Inglorious Bastards
    • Best actress in a supporting role: Mo’Nique for Precious

    52nd Grammy Awards

    • Record of the Year: “Use Somebody”- Kings of Leon
    • Song of the Year: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”- Beyonce
    • Album of the Year: Fearless- Taylor Swift
    • Best New Artist: Zac Brown Bang
    Nobel Prizes

    •  Peace: Liu Xiaobo "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China"

    •  Physiology or Medicine: Robert G. Edwards "for the development of in vitro fertilization"

    •  Economic Sciences: Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides "for their analysis of markets with search frictions"

    •  Chemistry: Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki "for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis"

    •  Literature: Mario Vargas Llosa "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat"

    Pulitzer Prizes

    • Peace: Liu Xiaobo "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China"
    • Physiology or Medicine: Robert G. Edwards "for the development of in vitro fertilization"
    • Economic Sciences: Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides "for their analysis of markets with search frictions"
    • Chemistry: Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki "for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis"
    • Literature: Mario Vargas Llosa "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat"

    Popular Films

    ·      Black Swan

    ·      The King’s Speech

    ·      True Grit

    ·      The Fighter

    ·      Inception

    ·      127 Hours

    ·      Love and Other Drugs

    ·      The Social Network

    ·      The Town

    ·      Tangled

    ·      Despicable Me

    ·      Toy Story 3