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WORLD: European Union is formed
The European Union comes into being with the signing of the Maastricht Treat in the Netherlands, creating the Euro currency and triggering a major shift in internal border policies on the continent and in Great Britain. -
WORLD: NAFTA is ratified
The North American Free Trade Agreement is passed by Canadian, America and Mexican governments, codifying the economic interactions of the three countries. -
UNITED STATES: Car bomb in World Trade Center
A car bomb is detonated in the parking garage of the World Trade Center, causing over 1,000 casualties. -
WORLD: Kremlin Accords
American and Russian nuclear missiles are for the first time no longer pointed at each other's countries, thanks to the signing of the Kremlin Accords. This marks the most significant thawing of Cold War relations in decades. -
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WORLD: Rwandan Genocide
The Rwandan genocide begins in Africa. Close to 1 million people would be slaughtered in a 100 day period in one of the worst incidents of ethnic cleansing in the 20th century. -
UNITED STATES: Unabomber Mystery
The Unabomber mystery is finally solved after Theodore Kaczynski, a former university professor, is arrested by the FBI. This ends a series of letter bomb attacks that occurred over an almost 20 year period. -
UNITED STATES: Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright is appointed the first ever female Secretary of State in the United States. -
WORLD: Hong Kong under Chinese rule
Hong Kong is no longer ruled by the United Kingdom as China is given control of the powerful economic center. -
UNITED STATES: Lewinsky Scandal
American president Bill Clinton is embroiled in a sex scandal that will eventually see him take the stand to testify about his relationship with a White House intern. -
WORLD: Bombing of U.S. Embassies
A series of bombs are set off in Kenya and Tanzania in a concerted attack against U.S. Embassies that would eventually be linked back to Osama bin Laden.