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Unabomber arrest
FBI arrests suspected Unabomber. -
Clinton signs new bill
Clinton signs line-item veto bill. -
South African government advances
South Africa gets new constitution. -
Taliban in Afghanistan
Militant Taliban leaders seize Afghan capital of Kabul. -
My Birthday
I was born at Newton-Wellsley Hospital at 1:12 in the afternoon. I was over one week early. -
End of Nazi gold
The US, UK, and France agree to freeze Nazis' gold loot. -
OJ Simpson ruling
O.J. Simpson found liable in civil suit. -
Change in Hong Kong
Hong Kong returns to Chinese rule. -
Arrests for New York bombing
Two convicted in first New York Trade Center bombing. -
White House Clinton scandal
President Clinton accused in White House sex scandal; denies allegations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. -
Beginning of the euro
Europeans agree on single currency, the euro. -
US attacks terrorists
US cruise missiles hit suspected terrorist bases in Sudan and Afghanistan -
Clinton impeached
House of Representatives impeaches Clinton along party lines on two charges, perjury and obstruction of justice. -
Clinton acquitted
US Senate acquits Clinton on impeachment trial and rejects censure move. -
War begins in Kosovo
War erupts in Kosovo after Yugoslavia's president clamps down on province massacring and deporting ethnic Albanians. -
Yeltsin survives impeachment
Russian president Boris Yeltsin survives impeachment hearings, reshuffles his cabinet twice, and takes military action against Islamic separatists in Dagestan and Chechnya. -
Death of John F. Kennedy Jr.
John F. Kennedy Jr., wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and sister-in-law Lauren G. Bessette are lost at sea near Martha's Vineyard. -
Elian Gonzalez reunited with father
Cuban boy Elian Gonzalez, 6, reunited with his father after federal raid of Miami relatives' home. -
Attack on The Cole
US sailors on naval ship The Cole attacked in Yemen. -
Mad Cow spreads
Mad Cow disease hits Europe through bad meat. -
Bush elected president
US Supreme Court rules in favor of Bush over Gore. Bush becomes president. -
Kabila assassinated
Congo president Laurent Kabila assassinated by bodyguard. -
Bush signs tax cut law
Bush signs new tax-cut law, the largest in 20 years. -
Terrorists attack US
World Trade Center and Pentagon attacked by airplanes by Al Qaeda. -
Taliban ousted
Taliban is ousted by American army. -
Civil war ends in Sri Lanka
Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan government sign a cease-fire agreement, ending 19 years of civil war. -
East Timor created
East Timor becomes a new nation. -
End of Missile Treaty
United States abandons 31-year-old Antiballistic Missile Treaty. -
DC sniper scare
Snipers prey upon DC suburbs, killing ten and wounding others. Police arrest two suspects later that month. -
Space shuttle explosion
Space shuttle "Colombia" explodes, killing all seven astronauts. -
Iraq war begins
United States and Britain launch war against Iraq. -
Schwarzenegger elected governer
California governer Gray Davis ousted in recall vote; actor Arnold Schwarzenegger elected in his place. -
Saddam Hussein captured
Saddam Hussein is captured by American troops. -
Haitian president ousted
Armed rebels in Haiti force President Aristide to resign and flee the country. -
Iraq information questioned
Senate Intelligence reports that intelligence on Iraq's weapons program was "overstated" and flawed. -
Bush reelected
George W. Bush is reelected president, defeating John Kerry. -
Afghanistan elects new president
Hamid Karzai inaugurated as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president. -
Iran elects new president
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a hard-line conservative, wins Iran's presidential election with 62% of the vote. -
Hurricane Katrina hits
Hurricane Katrina wreaks catastrophic damage on Gulf Coast; more than 1,000 die and millions are left homeless. -
Iraq selects new Parliament
11 million Iraqis turn out to select the first permanent Parliament since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. -
Press reveals Bush spies
Press reveals Bush allowed the National Security Agency to spy on Americans suspected of terrorism without warrants.
