OPENED. By artists CHRISTO and JEANNE-CLAUDE, 69; The Gates, an installation of 7,500 saffron-colored fabric panels hanging from 16-ft.-tall portals along 23 miles of walkway in Central Park; in New York City. The Gates will be on display until Feb. 28.
RECORD SET. By ELLEN MACARTHUR, 28, British sailor who circum- navigated the globe solo in 71 days 14 hr. 18 min. 33 sec., breaking the previous best by more than 32 hours; off the coast of Ushant, France. During her 27,348-mile voyage, MacArthur slept no more than four hours a night, dodged icebergs and survived a near collision with a...
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