Content lifted from Wikipedia:
January
January 1 - Austria, Finland and Sweden enter the European Union.
January 1 - The World Trade Organization is established to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
January 1 - The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of freak waves.
January 4 - The 104th Congress, the first controlled by Republicans in both houses since 1953, convenes.
January 6–7 - A chemical fire occurs in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines. Policemen led by watch commander Aida Fariscal and investigators find a bomb factory and a laptop computer and disks that contain plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack. The mastermind, Ramzi Yousef, is arrested 1 month later.
January 9 - Valeri Polyakov completes 366 days in space while aboard the Mir space station, breaking a duration record.
January 16 - An avalanche hits the village Súðavík in Iceland, killing 14 people.
January 17 - A magnitude 7.3 earthquake called the "Great Hanshin earthquake" occurs near Kobe, Japan, causing great property damage and killing 6,434 people.
January 25 - Norwegian rocket incident: A rocket launched from the space exploration centre at Andøya, Norway is briefly interpreted by the Russians as an incoming attack.
January 29 - Super Bowl XXIX: The San Francisco 49ers become the first National Football League franchise to win 5 Super Bowls, as they defeat the San Diego Chargers at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida.
January 30 - John Howard becomes leader of the Liberal Party of Australia to challenge Paul Keating for the 1996 Federal Election and the position of Prime Minister of Australia.
January 31 - U.S. President Bill Clinton invokes emergency powers, to extend a $20 billion loan to help Mexico avert financial collapse.
January 1 - Austria, Finland and Sweden enter the European Union.
January 1 - The World Trade Organization is established to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
January 1 - The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of freak waves.
January 4 - The 104th Congress, the first controlled by Republicans in both houses since 1953, convenes.
January 6–7 - A chemical fire occurs in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines. Policemen led by watch commander Aida Fariscal and investigators find a bomb factory and a laptop computer and disks that contain plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack. The mastermind, Ramzi Yousef, is arrested 1 month later.
January 9 - Valeri Polyakov completes 366 days in space while aboard the Mir space station, breaking a duration record.
January 16 - An avalanche hits the village Súðavík in Iceland, killing 14 people.
January 17 - A magnitude 7.3 earthquake called the "Great Hanshin earthquake" occurs near Kobe, Japan, causing great property damage and killing 6,434 people.
January 25 - Norwegian rocket incident: A rocket launched from the space exploration centre at Andøya, Norway is briefly interpreted by the Russians as an incoming attack.
January 29 - Super Bowl XXIX: The San Francisco 49ers become the first National Football League franchise to win 5 Super Bowls, as they defeat the San Diego Chargers at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida.
January 30 - John Howard becomes leader of the Liberal Party of Australia to challenge Paul Keating for the 1996 Federal Election and the position of Prime Minister of Australia.
January 31 - U.S. President Bill Clinton invokes emergency powers, to extend a $20 billion loan to help Mexico avert financial collapse.
0 comments:
Post a Comment