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October 20, 1999

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Headlines from October 20, 1999

Political Stalemate Continues Over Banking Bill

By Stephen Labaton

US Senate Republicans and senior officials of Clinton Administration fail to agree on legislation to overhaul nation's financial system; White House spokesman Joe Lockhart says Administration is satisified with law's provisions on consumer privacy; consumer and privacy groups say measure will do little to protect customers from having their confidential information disclosed; strong disagreements remain between Sen Phil Gramm, who heads Senate Banking Committee, and Pres Clinton over measure's treatment of Community Reinvestment Act, 1977 law aimed at eradicating discrimination in lending; Community Reinvestment Act issues in dispute outlined (M)

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Lessons From a Brief Fling in the Fast Lane

By Peter Passell

Peter Passell article on attending four-day class at Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, Phoenix, Ariz; school, which offers rigorous introduction to racing both street-legal and open-wheel Formula cars, is one of dozens catering to weekend sports car enthusiasts; photos (L) (Special Section: Cars)

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Lifting Spirits On Wall Street, Microsoft Profit Beats Forecasts

By Steve Lohr

Microsoft Corp reports quarterly earnings that convincingly surpass Wall Street's expectations and reflect strong demand for personal computers and their software; analysts say encouraging report from Microsoft is likely to lift investors' confidence in shares of high-technology companies; Microsoft's revenue increased 28 percent, to $5.38 billion, up from $4.19 billion a year ago; net income rose more than 30 percent, to $2.19 billion, up from $1.68 billion a year earlier (M)

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Some Urban Renewal For Country Music; A Brash New Yorker Takes On Nashville

By Neil Strauss

Profile of and interview with Pat Quigley, president and chief executive of Capitol Nashville records; since Quigley moved from New York to Nashville two years ago, he has made few friends in the music business, where he is perceived as brash outsider for his efforts to challenge status quo in country music; Quigley is seen as emblematic of juncture at which Nashville now finds itself, caught between old small-town, family-style way of doing business and a big-city, results-driven attitude; Quigley has registered words 'town and country' as a trademark for music, hoping to dress country music up in new clothes that will make it look less rural and more middle-class; photos of Quigley with record producer Don Was and country music star Garth Brooks; map (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 20, 1999, covering October 20, 1999.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Human Clay by Creed

    Human Clay

    Creed

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Supernatural by Santana

    Supernatural

    Santana

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    17
  3. 3
    Album cover for Millennium by Backstreet Boys

    Millennium

    Backstreet Boys

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Distance To Here by Live

    The Distance To Here

    Live

    Last week
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for In...The Life Of Chris Gaines by Garth Brooks

    In...The Life Of Chris Gaines

    Garth Brooks

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2

Notable Births

Chuu

1999Chuu, South Korean singer and television personality[†]

Kim Ji-woo, known professionally by her stage name Chuu (츄), is a South Korean singer, actress and television personality. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Loona and its sub-unit, yyxy.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again

1999YoungBoy Never Broke Again, American rapper[†]

Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, known professionally as YoungBoy Never Broke Again or NBA YoungBoy, is an American rapper. Gaulden released eight independent mixtapes and garnered a regional following for his work. He signed with Atlantic Records and Artist Partner Group in the latter year to release the singles "Untouchable" and "No Smoke", both of which marked his first entries on the Billboard Hot 100. Released in January of the following year, his single "Outside Today" became his first to peak within the top 40 of the chart, and received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It served as both his mainstream breakthrough and the lead single for his debut studio album, Until Death Call My Name (2018), which peaked at number seven on the US Billboard 200 despite mixed critical reception.

Notable Deaths

Calvin Griffith

1999Calvin Griffith, Canadian-American businessman (born 1911)[†]

Calvin Robertson Griffith, born Calvin Griffith Robertson, was a Canadian-born American Major League Baseball team owner. As president, majority owner and de facto general manager of the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins franchise of the American League from 1955 through 1984, he orchestrated the transfer of the Senators after 60 years in Washington, D.C., to Minneapolis–Saint Paul in the autumn of 1960 to create the Twins. He was famous for his devotion to the game and for his sayings. He was the last MLB owner who had no income apart from his franchise.

Jack Lynch

1999Jack Lynch, Irish footballer, lawyer, and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (born 1917)[†]

John Mary Lynch was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. He was Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 to 1979, Leader of the Opposition from 1973 to 1977, Minister for Finance from 1965 to 1966, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1959 to 1965, Minister for Education 1957 to 1959, Minister for the Gaeltacht from March 1957 to June 1957, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands and Parliamentary Secretary to the Government from 1951 to 1954. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1948 to 1981.

Historical Context for October 20, 1999

In 1999, the world population was approximately 6,089,006,339 people[†]