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Dates: during 1990-1999
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1588 The invincible Spanish Armada, with about 130 ships, sailed to conquer England. Its defeat by the English navy, with its smaller but more maneuverable ships, would change the balance of world naval power.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Our Evolving Culture | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

Russians give presents at New Year rather than at Christmas, but none could match Boris Yeltsin?s gift to his chosen successor. Russia?s president shocked the nation by resigning Friday, handing the reins of power over to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and bringing next summer?s scheduled presidential election...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Yeltsin Declared Himself Y2K Incompatible | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

The Indian Airlines hijacking drama may have ended peacefully, but that won?t help the Taliban?s PR efforts to distance itself from terrorism. The hijackers released their 155 captives in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday after India agreed to hand over three high-profile Kashmiri separatist prisoners. New Delhi?s decision...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hands Tied, India Caves in to Hijackers | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

The airport tarmac at Kandahar became a battlefield of regional political intrigue as the hostages sweated and shivered through sweltering days and chilly nights: Initially, India looked set to restore relations with the Afghan rulers on the basis of their cooperation with Indian efforts to free the hostages, but then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hands Tied, India Caves in to Hijackers | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

Still, as cyber-millennium films go, it's megabytes ahead of Strange Days, which is one of those movies that give fresh meaning to the term "guilty pleasure." This time it's millennial New Year's in Los Angeles. Ralph Fiennes is Lenny the virtual reality dealer, delivering taped real...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If You're Not Doing Anything for New Year's... | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

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