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Possible Clue on Aging Scientists reported discovering a gene that exerts major control over the life span of mice. Experts in aging said it could lead to drugs that delay the effects of aging. PAGE A23
Most of relatively small number of Chinese stocks traded on major American stock markets have risen sharply since China and US signed deal that may lead to Chinese admission into World Trade Organization; in some cases they have gone absolutely beserk; suddenly, any stock with China in its name seems to have willing buyers; biggest gains have gone to stocks that previously had been of little interest to American investors; chart (M)
Article on New York Giants preparing for game against Washington Redskins (M)
Patti LuPone will make her Carnegie Hall solo debut on Nov 19; Library of Congress holds major exhibit, John Bull and Uncle Sam: Four Centuries of British-American Relations; photo; New York Philharmonic will celebrate centennial of birth of Aaron Copland with three-week retrospectice of composer's works; Theater Hall of Fame to induct Tom Stoppard, Gordon Davidson, and Kitty Carlisle Hart; photo (M)
State of the Art column offers comprehensive guide to buying personal computer; photos (L)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 17, 1999, covering November 18, 1999.
Rage Against the Machine
Mariah Carey
Lil Wayne
Jim Johnston
Santana
1999Paul Bowles, American composer and author (born 1910)[â ]
Paul Frederic Bowles was an American expatriate composer, author, and translator. He became associated with the Moroccan city of Tangier, where he settled in 1947 and lived for 52 years to the end of his life.
1999Doug Sahm, American singer and guitarist (born 1941)[â ]
Douglas Wayne Sahm was an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from San Antonio, Texas. He is regarded as a key Tex-Mex music and Texan Music performer. San Antonio's conjunto and blues and later the hippie scene of San Francisco helped create his blend of music, with which he found success performing in 1970s Austin, Texas.
1999At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others.[â ]
The Aggie Bonfire was a long-standing annual tradition at Texas A&M University as part of the college rivalry with the University of Texas at Austin. For 90 years, Texas A&M studentsâknown as Aggiesâbuilt a bonfire on campus each autumn, known to the Aggie community simply as "Bonfire". The event symbolized Aggie students' "burning desire to beat the hell outta t.u.", a derogatory nickname for the University of Texas.
In 1999, the world population was approximately 6,089,006,339 people[â ]