Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
A 7.8 earthquake hit Flores Island in Indonesia, which caused an 82-foot tsunami, killing about 2,500 people.
US Marines landed in Somalia as part of Operation Restore Hope in order to secure the trade routes to deliver food to the people.
The Hofburg fire destroyed part of the Royal Court in Vienna, Austria.
Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's first monarch to pay income tax.
The movie 'Malcolm X,' starring Denzel Washington, was released in the US.
British comedy TV series 'Absolutely Fabulous' aired for the first time.
The Airbus A330 had its first test flight.
Lee Jang Rim, the founder of the Dami Mission Christian Movement in South Korea, declared that the world would end.
A fragment of a meteorite landed in Peekskill, New York, US, and smashed a 1980 Chevrolet Malibu.
Pioneer Venus Orbiter, or Pioneer 12, sent its last transmission as it fell from its orbit around Venus.
A picture of Pope John Paul II was torn up by the Irish singer Sinead O'Connor on Saturday Night Live.
NASA launched the Mars Observer, a space probe designed to study Mars' geology and climate.
NASA's 50th space shuttle mission, STS-47, landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Super Mario Kart was released in North America on the SNES console.
During a tour in Montreal, Canada, James Hetfield from the band Metallica received third-degree burns to his arms, face, hands, and legs.
Nintendo released 'Kirby's Dream Land' for the Game Boy in North America.
The country of Georgia joined the United Nations shortly after the country became independent.
Mary J. Blige's album 'What's the 411?' was released by Uptown Records and MCA Records.
Lynne and William Jolitz released the Unix-like operating system 386BSD.
The third-strongest recorded earthquake in US history happened in Southern California.
Batman Returns was released in the US.
World Oceans Day was celebrated for the first time.
The High Court of Australia recognized Aboriginal land rights for the first time.
Jay Leno became the permanent host of ''The Tonight Show."
The 27th Amendment was ratified.
Three astronauts, Richard J. Hieb, Thomas D. Akers, and Pierre J. Thuot, simultaneously walked in space for the first time.
Rapper Ice Cube married Kimberly Woodruff.
David Bowie and supermodel Iman tied the knot in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela revealed their separation.
The Bosnian War began after a series of violent conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mafia boss John Gotti was convicted of thirteen murders and racketeering.
Donna Summer received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
NASA successfully launched the third of its advanced series 2 GPS satellites into orbit.
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who was known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, was sentenced to life in prison.
Right Said Fred hit number one on the US Hot 100 Charts with 'I'm too Sexy.'
Air Inter Flight 148 crashed in the Vosges Mountains in France while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport.
The civil war in El Salvador ends.
Croatia and Slovenia are internationally recognized as independent nations.
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer changed his plea from not guilty to guilty but insane.
Japanese prime minister treated president George H. W. Bush to dinner, and Bush threw up on the host.
