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Significant Events
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Dow-Jones
Dow-Jones hits record 3803.88 -
Microsoft
WIndows 95 debuts -
Russian Mir space Space Station
American space shuttle Atlantis docks with Russian Mir space station for the first time -
Major Oil Spill
The Cyprus-registered Evoikos and an empty Thai supertanker Orapin Global collide causing the worst oil spill in the country's history -
Michael Jordan Retires
Basketball player Michael Jordan announces his retirement only to return in 2001 -
GPS released to public
President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military. -
9/11
Two passenger jets were hijacked & crashed into the World Trade Center causing both buildings to collapse -
iPod
The iPod was introduced by Apple, revolutionizing the portable music industry. -
Invastion of Afghanistan
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins. -
Mars Landing
Spirit, a NASA Mars Rover, lands successfully on Mars -
YouTube
YouTube is launched in the United States. -
iPhone
Apple introduces the iPhone -
Obama Campaign
Barack Obama becomes the 44th president, first black president in US history. -
Death of a Legend
Michael Jackson was found dead at his mansion, weeks before his final concerts in London -
Final Space Flight
NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135.
