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Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunn
Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president
Israeli troops finish withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, ceding the area to the Palestinian National Authority to govern
The Democratic Republic of Yemen unsuccessfully attempts to secede from the Republic of Yemen; a war breaks out
The Democratic Republic of Yemen unsuccessfully attempts to secede from the Republic of Yemen; a war breaks out
A worldwide trade embargo against Haiti goes into effect to punish its military rulers for not reinstating the country's
A worldwide trade embargo against Haiti goes into effect to punish its military rulers for not reinstating the country's
Four men are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993; each one is sentenced to 240 years in pris
Four men are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993; each one is sentenced to 240 years in pris
Republic of South Africa becomes a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations
China conducts a nuclear test for DF-31 warhead at Area C (Beishan), Lop Nur, its prominence being due to the Cox Report
China conducts a nuclear test for DF-31 warhead at Area C (Beishan), Lop Nur, its prominence being due to the Cox Report
The Troubles: Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) attack a crowded pub with assault rifles in Loughinisland, Nor
The 1994 Imam Reza shrine bomb explosion in Iran leaves at least 25 dead and 70 to 300 injured
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on an international science mission.
The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85…
Rwandan genocide: The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Gisenyi and north western Rwanda, forcing the interim…
Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 is destroyed by a bomb after takeoff from Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport in Colón,…
Israel and Jordan sign the Washington Declaration, that formally ends the state of war that had existed between the…