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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Henry Ford had a vision: he wanted to make an automobile that anyone could afford, "a car for the great multitudes." Ford succeeded in this, setting up the first assembly line so that his cars could be built quickly and cheaply. And Ford created millions of jobs. He helped make...

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

The 20th century has been one of great progress. Millions were able to watch men land on the moon. Unfortunately, it was also a century where evil challenged good with two world wars, constant conflicts and the killing of innocent people. An evildoer must be favored for selection as the...

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

A heroically influential person of the 20th century was Andy Warhol. He took everyday culture and turned it into art. Warhol's work was original. It gives the observer the feeling that the person who made it wasn't like everyone else, that this artist was an individual. AMANDA MICHELS...

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

The iconic image of Einstein on our cover was taken in 1947 by the legendary photographer Philippe Halsman. Einstein was not fond of photographers (he called them Lichtaffen, or light monkeys), but he had a soft spot for Halsman. Einstein had personally included the photographer on a list of German...

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

Last week porn star Marylin Star was charged with soliciting insider trading secrets from her "friend" James McDermott, the now former chairman of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, an investment bank. She made $88,000 investing in companies his firm was about to help merge, and tipped off a buddy, who scored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why The Stock Market Keeps Rising | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

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