Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was released in US cinemas.
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The 27th Amendment was ratified.
Manchester City became the first English Premier League soccer team to win four consecutive seasons.
Thomas Edison spoke on the radio for the first time at a dinner for the National Electric Light Association.
STS 77 (Endeavour 11) was launched into orbit.
A Boeing 727 crashed into a mountain in Medellin, Colombia.
