Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
Voyager 1 passed Pioneer 10 to become the most distant human-made object in space.
The first graphics card chip, i740, was released by Intel.
A charity auction in Los Angeles saw the lyrics to 'Candle in the Wind' sell to the highest bidder at a staggering $442,500.
The US Congress changed the name of the Washington National Airport to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Bill Gates had a pie thrown in his face while visiting EU officials in Brussels, Belgium.
20 people die in the Cavalese cable car disaster.
Michelangelo's famous painting 'Christ of the Woman of Samaria' was sold for a staggering $7.4 million.
In a TV statement, Bill Clinton denies having had 'sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky'.
David Beckham & Victoria Beckham got engaged.
Pope John Paul II visits Cuba.
Alfredo Ormando set himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against the Roman Catholic Church's teaching on homosexuality.
Nineteen European nations forbade human cloning; however, the UK and Germany refused to sign the agreement.
