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The Secretary-General of the UN reports that Israel has complied with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, 22
Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repe
The Human Genome Project announces the completion of a "rough draft" sequence
Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional,…
Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional,…
Bashar al-Assad succeeds his father Hafez al-Assad as President of Syria.
Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its…
The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire…
NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia, as part of their aerial campaign against the Federal Republic
NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia, as part of their aerial campaign against the Federal Republic
NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia, as part of their aerial campaign against the Federal Republic
Neo-Nazi David Copeland carries out the last of his three nail bombings in London at the Admiral Duncan gay pub, killing
Panamanian general election: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama
Panamanian general election: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama
Infiltration of Pakistani soldiers on Indian side results in the Kargil War
The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held
Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embass
In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup
In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup