4.May l999, five young men from Florida, the Backstreet Boys, sold l, l33, 505 copies of their latest album Millennium in its first week in release, making it the most albums sold in a week--ever--since Sound-Scan began recording sales figures.
7.As they showed off their latest designs amid the chaos of the Beijing Auto Show this week, crowds swarmed around the stands for the unveiling of each new model.
9.Barring an 11th-hour settlement, the latest in a series of bitter patent-infringement battles pitting American companies against Japanese manufacturers accused of stealing valuable inventions will move into court next week.
