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Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-96, the first shuttle mission to dock with the International Space Station
Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16
Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16
Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station
Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty
Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty
Kosovo War: NATO suspends its airstrikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo
Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force, Kosovo Force (KFor), ente
Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force, Kosovo Force (KFor), ente
The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Elizabeth II on the day that legislative powers are officially…
U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of…
Kargil conflict officially comes to an end. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders.
Discovery Program: Lunar Prospector: NASA intentionally crashes the spacecraft into the Moon, thus ending its mission…
Russian president Boris Yeltsin fires his prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire…
In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of…
Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping…
The Russian space mission Soyuz TM-29 reaches completion, ending nearly 10 years of continuous occupation on the space…
The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy