2003
Air France retires its fleet of Concorde aircraft
Air France retires its fleet of Concorde aircraft
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1641 events
2002
Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum
Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum
2002
Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of
Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of
2002
Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of
Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of
2002
Civil rights movement: A jury in Birmingham, Alabama, convicts former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of the 1963
Civil rights movement: A jury in Birmingham, Alabama, convicts former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of the 1963
2002
Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty
Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty
2002
Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty
Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty
2002
The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site
The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site
2001
India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border
India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border
2001
A CSX EMD SD40-2 8888 rolls out of a train yard in Walbridge, Ohio, with 47 freight cars, including some tank cars with
A CSX EMD SD40-2 8888 rolls out of a train yard in Walbridge, Ohio, with 47 freight cars, including some tank cars with
2001
French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity
French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity
2001
French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity
French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity
2001
Members of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamist separatist group, seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in
Members of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamist separatist group, seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in
2001
Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv
Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv
2000
President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military
President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military
2000
President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military
President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military
2000
Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia
Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia
2000
Second Chechen War: Chechen separatists ambush Russian paramilitary forces in the Republic of Ingushetia
Second Chechen War: Chechen separatists ambush Russian paramilitary forces in the Republic of Ingushetia