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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This has been the century in which the voices of ordinary people were widely heard for the first time, the century of mass suffrage but also the century of mass suffering. Ordinary people died in the trenches, in a deadly influenza epidemic, went hungry in the Great Depression, brought Adolf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 31, 1999 | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

In 1950 TIME named Winston Churchill "Man of the Half-Century," saying "he launched the lifeboats" that saved liberty. You cited Churchill's unmatched career: 50 years of international prominence, the only person to hold high office in both World Wars, the only one to write of his experiences in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 31, 1999 | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

The entrepreneur is the person of the Century. We are entering our longest peaceful period of economic expansion since World War II. Entrepreneurs have created tens of millions of jobs for the world through their innovation and hard work. MURIEL SIEBERT, CEO Muriel Siebert & Co. Inc. New York City

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 31, 1999 | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

The chief architect of the victory of World War II was Winston Churchill. The only Allied leader with military experience in the field as well as experience in government, he was also a superb communicator. Perhaps his finest contribution was his matchless power as a speaker, e.g., his stunning statement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 31, 1999 | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

Black people came out of the 19th century fleeing the shackles of slavery. They entered the 20th century to face discrimination, stereotyping, more domination and a sense of uncertainty. They go into the 21st century with the mother continent of Africa as turmoil stricken as ever. But blacks have the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 31, 1999 | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

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