What major events happended in the years 1993-1996?

Answer 1

1993

- British House of Commons approves European unity pact (May 20). Maastricht Treaty takes effect, creating European Union (Nov. 1).

- Federal agents besiege Texas Branch Davidian religious cult after six are killed in raid (March 1 et seq.). Fire kills 72 as cult standoff in Texas ends with federal assault (April 19).

- Five arrested, sixth sought in bombing of World Trade Center in New York (March 29).

- A 13-year-old Los Angeles boy accuses Michael Jackson of fondling him. Jackson vehemently denies the charge. The two parties reach an out-of-court settlement.

1994

- Thousands dead in Rwanda massacre (April 6).

- South Africa holds first interracial national election (April 29); Nelson Mandela elected President.

- Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan attacked (Jan. 6); three arrested in attack (Jan. 13).

- Four convicted in World Trade Center bombing (March 4).

- O. J. Simpson arrested in killings of wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and friend, Ronald Goldman (June 18).

- Kurt Cobain kills himself. He was 27.

1995

- Nerve gas attack in Tokyo subway kills eight and injures thousands. The Aum Shinrikyo ("Supreme Truth") cult is to blame (March 20).

- Death toll 2,000 in Rwanda massacre (April 22).

- Criminal trial of O. J. Simpson opens in California (Jan. 24).

- Scores killed as terrorist's car bomb blows up block-long Oklahoma City federal building (April 19); Timothy McVeigh, 27, arrested as suspect (April 21); authorities seek second suspect, link right-wing paramilitary groups to bombing (April 22).

- Los Angeles jury finds O. J. Simpson not guilty of murder charges (Oct. 3).

- Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia dies.

1996

- Britain alarmed by an outbreak of "mad cow" disease (March 20 et seq.).

- Iraqis strike at Kurdish enclave (Aug. 31); after warning, US attacks Iraq's southern air defenses (Sept. 2–3).

- F.B.I. arrests suspected Unabomber (April 3).

- Valujet crashes in Everglades; all 110 aboard killed (May 11).

- 747 airliner crashes in Atlantic off Long Island, N.Y.; all 230 aboard perish (July 17).

- Jazz great Ella Fitzgerald dies.

- Gangsta rapper Tupac Shakur is shot four times in a drive-by shooting. He dies six days later at age 25.

- Dr. Ian Wilmut and his team clone the world's first sheep from adult cells. The lamb born in July 1996 is named Dolly.

Answer 2

Battle of Mogadishu took place on Oct 3rd and 4th. A book and movie have been written about the conflict called Black Hawk Down. Also some soldiers that participated in the battle have formed several airsoft events throughout the USA.

Answer 3

in the entertainment world, eazy-e died of aids (march 95), 2pac died after a shooting (september 96), and river phoenix died of an od (halloween 93).

Answer 4

WTC bombing, Olympic bombing, two presidential campaigns, and some other stuff. You might be better off looking at a timeline.

Answer 5

nothing happended