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Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16
Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station
The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy
A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after
Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history
India carries out two nuclear weapon tests at Pokhran, following the three conducted on May 11
India carries out two nuclear weapon tests at Pokhran, following the three conducted on May 11
In Miami, five abortion clinics are attacked by a butyric acid attacker
President Suharto of Indonesia resigns following the killing of students from Trisakti University earlier that week by s
Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authori
Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompt
Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompt
Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the Shuttle-Mir program
Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing
The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical wea
The Labour Party wins the 1997 General Election and Tony Blair is elected as Prime Minister
The Labour Party wins the 1997 General Election and Tony Blair is elected as Prime Minister
The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year his