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.
Catholic church regrets its handling of Galileo Galilee's case.
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.
Rome General Peace Accords end Mozambican Civil War.
A picture of Pope John Paul II was torn up by the Irish singer Sinead O'Connor on Saturday Night Live.
A prison riot in Carandiru Penitentiary, Brazil, led to the killing of over 100 inmates by the police.
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.
Mae Jemison becomes first Black woman in space.
Super Mario Kart was released in North America on the SNES console.
Mall of America Opens its Doors to Shoppers.
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.
Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes while approaching Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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.
Abkhazia declares independence from Georgia.
Lynne and William Jolitz released the Unix-like operating system 386BSD.
The third-strongest recorded earthquake in US history happened in Southern California.
Yitzhak Rabin's Labor Party wins the election in Israel.
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 Italian mafia murder Giovanni Falcone.
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.
Deadly riots erupt in Los Angeles.
For the first time in its 700-year history, the British House of Commons is presided over by a female Speaker.
Rapper Ice Cube married Kimberly Woodruff.
David Bowie and supermodel Iman tied the knot in Lausanne, Switzerland.
A series of massive explosions destroys parts of Guadalajara.
The first exoplanets are discovered.
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.
Apartheid in South Africa comes to an end.
NASA successfully launched the third of its advanced series 2 GPS satellites into orbit.
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is jailed for life.
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.'
