Europe's longest bridge officially opened in Lisbon, Portugal.
Oprah Winfrey was declared not guilty after cattlemen tried to sue her for saying American beef could spread mad cow disease.
Queen Elizabeth II knighted Elton John for his charitable work.
Fifteen-year-old Tara Lipinski became the youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist.
Voyager 1 passed Pioneer 10 to become the most distant human-made object in space.
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.
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.
The Wilaya of Relizane massacre occurred, 400 people were killed from four villages. It was the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency.
Hong Kong began to slaughter the city's 1.6 million chickens to stop the spread of an influenza strain.
The Umbria and Marche earthquake occurred in Italy, killing 11 people and injuring 100.
Steve Jobs was named interim CEO of Apple Computers.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin registered the domain name google.com.
Princess Diana of Wales was laid to rest with 2 billion people watching her funeral on TV.
The second largest cash robbery in US history was committed.
Netflix was founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in California.
Korean Air Flight 801 crashed while approaching Guam airport, killing 229 of the 254 people aboard.
Japan published the first print of the world's most popular manga-comic series, 'One Piece.'
The USS Constitution set sail for the first time in 116 years.
NASA's Pathfinder Space probe landed on Mars.
The UK returned Hong Kong's control back to China after 156 years of British rule.
The first Harry Potter book, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,' hit the shelves in the UK.
Queen Elizabeth II reopened the reconstructed Globe Theatre in London.
Both Michael Jackson and the Bee Gees were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
American Psychologist Timothy Leary and Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry were launched into orbit after being cremated.
Martin Luther King's son met the man convicted of killing his father, James Earl Ray.
US president Bill Clinton tore his knee and required surgery.
Queen Elizabeth II knighted Paul McCartney from the Beatles.
In Auckland, New Zealand, Sky Tower opened, making it the tallest free-standing building in the Southern Hemisphere.
The FDA in the US started requiring that those purchasing cigarettes under the age of 27 must provide ID to prove they are over 18.
The first cloned animal from an adult animal cell was announced.
Børge Ousland becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided.
The Guatemalan Civil War came to an end after 36 years of bloody conflict.
JonBenét Ramsey was found dead.
The largest strike in South Korean history began.
The musical 'Chicago' opened at Richard Rodgers Theater in New York City.
A stampede of 47,000 football fans killed 84 people and injured 180 more in Guatemala City.
A team of NASA scientists declared that the Martian ALH 84001 meteorite might contain traces of alien life.
The US won gold in the first-ever women's soccer at the Olympics.
Nelson Mandela stepped down as President.
The Nintendo 64 went on sale in Japan three months before hitting US shelves.
STS 77 (Endeavour 11) was launched into orbit.
Ted Kaczynski, The Unabomber, was caught and arrested.
The EU banned all British beef exports due to the risks of carrying 'mad cow disease.'
Sixteen primary school children and one teacher were killed in a mass shooting in Dunblane, Scotland.
