YEARBOOK_2002

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Did you know that there over

1 million volumes in the

library (yes, ones were

The

are

important 1

all the

hidden very well)

.

library system actually con

sists of the Pell Marine Sciences

Library on the Bay Campus, the College of Continuing Educa tion Library in Providence, and the library on the Kingston Campus, so you can check other librarys for that book you couldnt find. URI Band 196^

Did you know that URI has been around longer

s CO

than many States? North Dakota (1889), South Da kota (1889), Montana (1889), Idaho (1890), (1890), Utah (1896),

Washington (1889), Wyoming

Oklahoma (1907), New Mexico

(1912), Arizona (1912), (1959), Alaska (1959). February 1 Russia and the U.S. sign a treaty officially ending the Cold War

Ne\N' York

City

A 51

/

day siege

storm

police

of

Waco, Tx ends in fire

important ways

is

Lorena Bobbit trial

U.R.I

the

highways

in California

Retrospective

1994

1995

Saihng Channel Tunnel

on

Century Walk installed the Quad with more

First Oozeball

than 3,500 inscribed

hosted

bricks

Urban

Nelson Mandela elected President of South Africa

Team #1 in U.S

celebration

designated

Grant Institution

in his white Ford

U.R.I. Centenial

to

& Now

by

/

U.R.I.

exchange information ten

O.J. Simpson

Bronco down a

1993

started up for home use, becoming one of the most

17

chased down

is bombed

The "World Wide Web"

156

June

The World Trade Center in

Rodney Kin^ riots in L.A

1992

Hawaii

opens

by

connecting

Britian and France

/

April A car bomb destroys die Federal

Building City, Ok '

in

\ \ Qctober 3

Oklahoma 5;^ not

S.A.A. two

O.J.

fo^d 1

guilty

murders

Judge

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by

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