-
The battle of Khafji occurs on this day. This is the first major battle of the Gulf War. (January 29)
-
Chemical Weapons Convention was signed. The creater the OPCW was committed to trying to reduce weapon stockpiles in countries. (Chemical Weapons Convention)
-
Bill Clinton becomes the 42nd president. The publics view of Clinton seemed worse as years went on after he had sexual relations with women besides his wife. (Bill Clinton)
-
GMC sues the news company NBC. GMC believed that Dateline NBC made it look like if one of GMC's vehichle's was hit in certain spots it would catch fire. (1993)
-
The US captures Mohammad Salameh. This was the man that was believed to have bombed the World Trade Center in 1993. (1993)
-
A nuclear accident occured at Tomsk-7 in Russia. A tank full of radioactive material exploded. (Seversk)
-
The president of France announces the end of Nuclear testing for France. The president is Jacques Chirac. (January 29)
-
A bomb explodes in Birmingham in an abortion clinic. The bomb wounds several people and kills one. (January 29)
-
George W. Bush describes Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as "regimes that sponsor terror". He says this in his State of the Union Address. (January 29)
-
A direct flight on a jet is flown from China to Taiwan. This is the first this had occured since 1949. (January 29)