Israel turned dozens of West Bank villages over to the Palestinian Authority in a smooth transfer of power. Colo. The slaying remains unsolved. 1999 Alfonso Portillo, a populist lawyer, scored a resounding victory in Guatemala's first peacetime presidential elections in nearly 40 years. 1999 Soul singer and songwriter Curtis Mayfield died in Roswell, Ga., at age 57. Current Birthdays Carlton Fisk turns 53 years old today.
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