Important Events In History By anelg809 Feb 11, 1991 South africa frees nelson mandela Feb 1, 1992 Bush and proclaim a formal end to the cold war Jun 5, 1993 twenty-two troops killed in somalia Apr 22, 1994 Nixon dies of a stroke at the age of 81 Apr 22, 1995 death toll 2000 in rwanda massacre Jun 23, 1996 nintendo 64 is released Apr 17, 1997 Married with children cancelled after 10 years Jan 13, 1998 michael jordan retires from the nba Dec 31, 1999 Panama canal is handed back to panama Jan 20, 2000 George w. bush president Sep 11, 2001 World trade center collapses due to an attack Jun 5, 2002 Los angeles lakers beat the new jersey nets 4-0 in the nba finals mvp Shaquille o'neal Aug 16, 2004 Former president leonel fernandez defeats incumbent hipolito mejia Oct 15, 2006 The Dominican Republic imposes a new law to combat crimes all bars, liquor stores, and nightclubs Mar 2, 2007 The DR enters the accord May 16, 2008 leonel Fernandez is re-elected May 17, 2009 Chile confirmed its first two cases of swine flu in two women who arrived from the Dominican Republic May 28, 2010 Congressional elections, governing dominican liberation party retains firm grip on power Dec 10, 2011 Puerto Ricos most wanted criminal miguel diaz rivera arrested in the DR drug trafficking network May 21, 2012 Danilo medina wins close presidential election over former president hipolito mejia Jan 20, 2013 Obama inauguration
