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January 1: The Euro (the currency for the European Union) is established.

January 10: The Sopranos debuts on HBO.

February 7: King Hussein of Jordan dies from cancer, and his son Abdullah II inherits the throne.

February 12: U.S. President Bill Clinton is acquitted in impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate.

March 29: For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark, at 10,006.78.

May 19: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is released in theaters, and becomes the highest grossing Star Wars Film.

May 28: After 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da vinci's The Last Supper is placed back on display in Milan, Italy.

May 29: Cathy O'Dowd a South African mountaineer, becomes the first woman to summit Mount Everest from both the north and south sides.

June 1: Napster, a revolutionary music downloading service, debuts.

August 11: A total solar eclipse is seen in Europe and Asia.

November 21: The Wizard of Oz begins its run on cable TV, which continues to this day. On cable it is telecast several times a year, like most other films, rather than being shown only once annually.

December 31: The final day of the 20th century, the old millennium, and 1990s is spent with billions around the world celebrating and welcoming the new millennium.

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