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Iraq War: The United States Congress approves the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of…
A bomb attack in a Myyrmanni shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven.
Terrorists detonate bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 and wounding over 200.
Second Chechen War: Chechen separatist terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately…
Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian special forces troops storm a theater building…
India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border
A CSX EMD SD40-2 8888 rolls out of a train yard in Walbridge, Ohio, with 47 freight cars, including some tank cars with
French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity
French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity
Members of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamist separatist group, seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in
Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv
Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing
A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers
Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in as the first female president of Indonesia following her predecessor's impeachment.
The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos, resulting in military and civilian…
Phoolan Devi, a serving Member of Parliament, was assassinated by shooting in New Delhi, India.
Albanian rebels ambush a convoy of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia near Tetovo, killing 10 soldiers.
Albanian rebels ambush a convoy of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia near Tetovo, killing 10 soldiers.