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bomb exploded in basement garage of world trade center killing 6 and injuring at least 1,040 others. In 1995, militant Islamist Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and 9 others were convicted of conspiracy charges, and in 1998, Ramzi Yousef, believed to have been the mastermind, was convicted of the bombing. Al-Qaeda involvement is suspected.
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The European Community establishes a unified European market by removing trade barriers
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19 American soldiers die during the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia
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Paula Jones, a former Arkansas state employee, files a federal lawsuit against President Clinton for sexual harassment
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car bomb exploded outside federal office building, collapsing wall and floors. 168 people were killed, including 19 children and 1 person who died in rescue effort. Over 220 buildings sustained damage Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols later convicted in the antigovernment plot to avenge the Branch Davidian standoff in Waco, Tex., exactly 2 years earlier.
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Dayton Agreement ends Bosnian War and confirms Bosnian independence.
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June 25, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia: truck bomb exploded outside Khobar Towers military complex, killing 19 American servicemen and injuring hundreds of others. 13 Saudis and a Lebanese, all alleged members of Islamic militant group Hezbollah, were indicted on charges relating to the attack in June 2001.
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Clinton's second inauguration
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President Clinton denies having had a sexual relationship with a White House intern named Monica Lewinsky (Jan. 17). President Clinton releases 1999 federal budget plan; it is the first balanced budget since 1969 (Feb. 2). In televised address, President Clinton admits having had a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky (Aug. 17). U.S. launches missile attacks on targets in Sudan and Afghanistan following terrorist attacks on U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (Aug. 20). U.S. and Britain lau
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Senate acquits Clinton of impeachment charges (Feb. 12). NATO wages air campaign against Yugoslavia over killing and deportation of ethnic
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occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, an unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, near Denver and Littleton. Two senior students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12 students and one teacher. They also injured 21 other students directly, and three people were injured while attempting to escape. The pair then committed suicide.
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9 NATO engages in 78-day bombing campaign against Serbia for occupation of Kosovo
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Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon
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George W. Bush is inaugurated as the 43rd president (J
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terrorists destroy World Trade Center in New York City and damage the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
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on september 11 th 2001 terrorist attacked the twin towers and made them both come crashing down. these buildings were the tallest in the world. they are currently now being rebuilt
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bomb explodes outside American consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 12. Linked to al-Qaeda
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United States and allied forces invade Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom
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suicide bombers hit 3 American hotels, Radisson, Grand Hyatt, and Days Inn, in Amman, Jordan, killing 57. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility
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an attack by four gunman on the American embassy is foiled.
