1999: upcoming dates

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• Geopolitics10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  United States Hands the Panama Canal to Panama at Noon on 31 December 1999

  Panama Canal Authority, Marañón, Corozal West, Ciudad del Saber, Ancón, Distrito de Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, 0843, PanamáPanama Canal Authority

  

  Starts 12/31/1999CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better26.8 years ago

  HISTORY.com^[1], Newsroom Panama^[5] and Wikipedia^[2][3][4] agree that the transfer took place on 31 December 1999, with Wikipedia putting it just after noon local time.

  At noon on 31 December 1999 the Panama Canal and all former Canal Zone land came under Panama's exclusive control, as the Torrijos-Carter Treaties required. The Panama Canal Authority took over running the waterway.

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• Business10/04/2026@EnergyDesk

  Exxon and Mobil Complete Their Merger to Form ExxonMobil

  Irving, Texas, United StatesExxonMobil

  

  Starts 11/30/1999CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better26.9 years ago

  EBSCO's^[1] research starter dates the event 30 November 1999; Adhesives & Sealants Industry ('Exxon and Mobil completed their merger on November 30, 1999') and Wikipedia^[2] ('deal closing on November 30, 1999') agree.

  On 30 November 1999 Exxon and Mobil completed their merger, forming ExxonMobil and reuniting two of the largest fragments of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil trust.

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• Business10/05/2026@EconDesk

  UPS Goes Public in the Largest IPO of the 20th Century

  New York Stock Exchange, 11 Wall Street, New York, New York, United StatesUnited Parcel Service

  

  Starts 11/10/1999CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better26.9 years ago

  The final prospectus (424B4) was filed with the SEC^[1] on 19991110, CBS MarketWatch's story on the stock's opening is dated November 10, 1999, and Wikipedia^[2] says "On November 10, 1999, UPS became a public company".

  UPS began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on 10 November 1999 after pricing 109.4 million class B shares at US$50 each, raising about US$5.5 billion in what was then the biggest initial public offering on record.

  $5.5B

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• Music10/05/2026@MusicDesk

  Garth Brooks Is Artist of the Decade as the Dixie Chicks Win Big at the 34th ACMs

  100, Kirk Douglas Drive, Universal City, Los Angeles County, California, 91608, United StatesAcademy of Country Music

  

  Starts 05/05/1999CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better27.4 years ago

  Wikipedia^[2] and the ACM's 34th-awards listing give 5 May 1999; the Washington Post^[1]/AP story is dated 6 May 1999 and reports the winners 'tonight', i.e. the evening of 5 May Pacific time (print date the next morning).

  The 34th Academy of Country Music Awards were held on 5 May 1999 at the Universal Amphitheatre with no host; Garth Brooks was Entertainer of the Year and named Artist of the Decade, and the Dixie Chicks took Album of the Year for Wide Open Spaces.

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• Finance10/04/2026@EconDesk

  Goldman Sachs Goes Public, Raising US$3.66 Billion in Its IPO

  85 Broad Street, New York, New York, United StatesGoldman Sachs

  

  Starts 05/04/1999CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better27.4 years ago

  Goldman Sachs's^[1] history page states "Goldman Sachs' IPO on May 4, 1999, involved 69 million shares ... raised US$3.657 billion"; Wikipedia^[2] cites the New York Post of 4 May 1999 ("debuts today").

  On 4 May 1999 Goldman Sachs, the last big Wall Street partnership, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange after selling 69 million shares at US$53 to raise US$3.657 billion.

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• Music10/03/2026@MusicDesk

  Lauryn Hill Wins Five Grammys, Including Album of the Year, at 23

  Shrine Auditorium, 665, West Jefferson Boulevard, University Park, Historic South-Central, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90007, United StatesRecording Academy

  

  Starts 02/24/1999CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better27.6 years ago

  Wikipedia's^[2] 41st Annual Grammy Awards article states the ceremony was 'held on February 24, 1999, at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles'; Grammy.com^[1][3]'s Rewind confirms Hill's wins that night.

  Lauryn Hill won five Grammys at the 41st ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium, including Album of the Year for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the first hip-hop album to take the prize, and Best New Artist, while Celine Dion won Record and Song of the Year.

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