Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
Israel gave control of the city of Bethlehem to Palestine.
The name 'Euro' was officially adopted for European Currency.
The Dayton Agreement was signed in Paris by leaders of various governments. This ended the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.
President Bill Clinton lifted the Alaskan oil exports ban.
Ireland ended its ban on divorce.
The first of Disney's 'Toy Story' movies were released to theaters in the United States.
Queen Elizabeth II had hip surgery at King Edward VII Hospital.
US/Russian STS 74 Atlantis space shuttle was launched from Kennedy Space Center.
The Canadian province of Quebec came close to becoming an independent country.
The British singer Cliff Richard was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
People in South Asia witnessed a total eclipse that lasted 2 minutes and 9 seconds.
Saddam Hussein was reelected president of Iraq through a referendum.
The 51 Pegasi b planet was discovered. It was the first discovered exoplanet around a sun-like star.
British rock band Oasis released their second album, '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'
The psychological crime thriller movie 'Se7en,' starring Morgan Freeman, premiered in New York.
The STS-69 became the 100th successful crewed NASA spaceflight.
The fantasy TV series 'Xena: Warrior Princess' premiered on NBC in the US.
The online auction website eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar.
A bill in New York to reinstate the death penalty became law.
Microsoft released its operating system, Windows 95, to the public.
Coolio's hit single 'Gangsta's Paradise' was released.
Disney bought Capital Cities, ABC, and ESPN for $19 billion.
Bill Gates became the richest man in the world with a net worth of $12.9 billion.
Jamaican-American singer Shaggy released his third album, ''Boombastic.”
The Sega Saturn console was released in Europe following its massive success in Japan & North America.
The shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir joined, forming the largest artificial satellite to orbit the earth.
Two new moons of Saturn were found in photos from the Hubble Space Telescope by Astronomers Amanda S. Bosh and Andrew S. Rivkin.
Following the Sega Saturn's success in Japan, the console was released in North America on this day.
President Bill Clinton declared this day as the National Day of Mourning.
The FBI arrested an American terrorist, Timothy McVeigh, who was responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing.
Bank of Tokyo and Mitsubishi Bank merged to become the world's largest bank.
The FDA approved the first chickenpox vaccine.
Mississippi formally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment and became the last state to approve the abolition of slavery.
The population of space hit a new record with 13 astronauts.
Irina Privalova ran the world record female indoor 50-meter run in just 5.96 seconds.
Malcolm X's daughter, Qubilah Shabazz, was arrested for making arrangements to kill Louis Farrakhan, who she believed killed her father in 1965.
