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Full Moon : 9th
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New Moon : 23rd
JANUARY
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National Hangover Month. Because of the recent holidays and massive partying, the general population spends the month hungover.
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PREDICTIONS 01 Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television.
05 Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.
02 An explosion in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia traps and kills 12 miners, while leaving one miner in critical condition.
06 The first diesel-engined automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City.
03 Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.
07 The interior of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public because of safety concerns.
04 Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit.
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13 An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800. or 1968 – Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom Prison 14 Elvis Presley’s concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets a record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
11 East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh. 12 Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.
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15 Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, goes online. 16 Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker. 17 Northridge Earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Northridge, California. 18 The Airbus A380, the world’s largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in
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Toulouse, France 19 Snow falls in Miami, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snow has fallen. It also fell in the Bahamas. 20 Edward VIII becomes King of the United Kingdom. 21 Albania declares itself a republic.
riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes in Cairo, Alexandria, and throughout other cities in Egypt. or 1554 – Founding of São Paulo city, Brazil. 26 Hindi becomes the official language of India. 27 The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress. 28 Elvis Presley made his first US TV appearance
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Average Temperature : 4°C
Full Moon : 7th
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New Moon : 21st
FEBRUARY
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February is the best month of the year. Its still nice and cold and snowy, but you know that spring is just around the corner if you’re tired of all the bad weather.
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PREDICTIONS 01 Janet Jackson’s breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl .
04 Facebook, a mainstream online social network is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
02 The F-16 Fighting Falcon flies for the first time. 03 P. W. Botha resigns as leader of the National Party, but stays on as president for six more months.
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05 Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 mission. 06 Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport. 07 Pluto moves inside Neptune’s orbit for the first time since either was discovered. 08 The massive Internet collaboration “24 Hours in Cyberspace” takes place.
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12 Four men break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edward Munch’s iconic painting The Scream. 13 Black Sabbath, arguably the very first heavy metal album, is released. 14 The Bank of England is nationalized.
09 The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a “record-busting” audience of 73 million viewers. 10 North Korea announces that it possesses nuclear weapons. 11 Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.
16 Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched. 17 The London Congestion Charge scheme begins. 18 Snow falls in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the only time in recorded history.
15 Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide.
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22 At least six men stage Britain’s biggest robbery, stealing £53m from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.
20 In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens.
23 Charles XI becomes King of Sweden.
21 The Soviet unmanned spaceship Luna 20 lands on the Moon.
24 Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years. 25 The first Pan American Games are held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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29 In Sydney, Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser sets a new world record in the 100-meter freestyle swimming competition (58.9
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Average Temperature : 7°C
Full Moon : 8th
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New Moon : 22nd
MARCH
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Month in which creative, laid-back, dreamy, cool people were born.
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15 South Africa withdraws from the Commonwealth of Nations.
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16 The Ford Motor Company produced its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company’s founding.
14 A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupted in Lhasa and elsewhere in Tibet.
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11 Lithuania declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
13 The Seikan Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan.
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17 The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite.
18 The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy kills 26 and causes thousands to flee their homes.
22 The Comet Hale-Bopp has its closest approach to Earth.
19 The moon makes its closest approach to earth by nearly 30,000 miles in the last 18 years, thus dubbing it supermoon.
23 Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President.
20 Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
24 Apple Inc. releases the first version of the Mac OS X operating system .
21 Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule.
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in protest at the government’s proposed First Employment Contract law. 29 Thirty-five countries and over 370 cities join Earth Hour for the first time. 30 The United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2006 becomes a law. 31 Six metropolitan county councils are abolished in England.
Number of Days : 121/366
Average Temperature : 9°C
Full Moon : 6th
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New Moon : 21st
APRIL
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The scariest month of the year for people who are gullible and insecure. Particularly because of the “April Fools” holiday jokes, where there are no holds barred.
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04 The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.
02 The first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London.
05 Fireside Theater debuts on television.
03 ATA Airlines, once one of the 10 largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in 5 years and ceases all operations.
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11 The most boring day since 1900 according to the True Knowledge Answer Engine 12 An earthquake in Slovenia, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale occurs near the town of Bovec. 13 Closure of the Brisbane tramway network. 14 At least 200,000 demonstrators in Ankara, protest against the possible candidacy of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. 19 Students in South Korea hold a nationwide pro-democracy protest against their president Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign. 20 Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race. 21 Norway formally adopts the Krag-Jørgensen rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.
22 Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released.
26 A new government is formed in the Republic of Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye.
23 Beijing closes all schools for two weeks because of the SARS virus.
27 The 1996 Lebanon war ends.
25 Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto’s orbit.
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18 The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.
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29 The controversial musical Hair opens on Broadway. 30 The Church of Satan is established at the Black House in San Francisco, California.
28 Millionaire Dennis Tito becomes the world’s first space tourist.
Number of Days : 152/366
Average Temperature : 12°C
Full Moon : 6th
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New Moon : 20th
MAY
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May is the month where teachers think that they can control a classroom but really nothing gets done and no one cares about their grades anymore. usually this happens because summer break is only 30 days away
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PREDICTIONS 01 Japan’s Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone. 02 President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.
04 The Royal Canadian Navy is created. 05 The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
03 The Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out as the world’s tallest building.
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10 The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes Operation Sandblast, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth. 11 Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II. 12 The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
09 King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Humbert II.
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27 The F-4 Phantom II makes its first flight. 28 A robot probe finds the wreckage of the USS Monitor near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. 29 Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California.
17 Malawi holds its first multi-party elections. 18 Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland but is not recognised by the international community. 19 A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
23 Explorer 1 ceases transmission. 24 Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty. 25 Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people. 26 Willandra National Park is established in Australia.
30 The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war. 31 Republic of South Africa created.
Number of Days : 182/366
Average Temperature : 15°C
Full Moon : 4th
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New Moon : 19th
JUNE
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June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.
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07 Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder for sale to the public.
04 Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
08 The first release of the PHP programming language is released by Rasmus Lerdorf.
05 The Bose-Einstein condensate is first created.
09 Civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam Phan Huy Quat resigned after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyen Cao Ky.
06 The United States Supreme Court upholds a federal law banning cannabis, including medical marijuana, in Gonzales v. Raich.
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13 The United States of America withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
11 Compaq Computer pays $9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest hightech acquisition.
14 Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched toward Venus.
12 Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London.
15 The U.S. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded. 16 Foundation of the British Women’s Institute.
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24 In New York state, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional
28 Malcolm X forms the Organization of AfroAmerican Unity.
25 An unmanned Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir.
29 The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.
26 Hottest day this year reaching 30 degrees celsius
30 The Royal Canadian Mint introduces the $1 coin, known as the Loonie.
27 The world’s first ATM is installed in Enfield, London.
Number of Days : 213/366
Average Temperature : 17°C
Full Moon : 3rd
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New Moon : 19th
JULY
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It is, on average, the warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere.
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04 NASA’s Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars. 05 Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. 06 Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport is closed and the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok becomes operational. 07 Boris Becker becomes the youngest player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17
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09 Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans exhibition opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
13 United States Vice President George H.W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
10 Hurricane Dennis slams into the Florida Panhandle. 11 America’s first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.
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19 United Airlines flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa killing 112 of the 296 passengers.
16 Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collides with Jupiter. Impacts continue until July 22.
20 The Israeli cabinet votes to withdraw troops from Beirut but to remain in southern Lebanon.
17 Trans-Neptunian Object 2007 OR10 is discovered. 18 A tornado is broadcast live on KARE television in Minnesota when the station’s helicopter pilot makes a chance encounter.
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29 Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris. 30 The world’s longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years. 31 Japan Airlines is established.
21 The world’s lowest temperature is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).
26 The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government. 27 Former Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka is arrested on suspicion of violating foreign exchange and foreign trade laws in connection with the Lockheed bribery scandals. 28 Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championships.
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AUGUST
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The idea of perfection. The 8th Month of the year in certain European and Asian cultures signifies greatness in achieving perfection, or something close to it.
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18 Japanese election law is amended to allow for proportional representation.
19 Hurricane Bob hits the Northeast, United States.
paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.
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17 Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
20 After rounds of secret negotiations in Norway, the Oslo Peace Accords are signed, followed by a public ceremony in Washington, D.C. the following month.
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26 First news dispatch by telegraph. 27 Stevie Ray Vaughan dies in a helicopter crash. 28 Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales divorce. 29 The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
23 Osama bin Laden issues message entitled ‘A declaration of war against the Americans occupying the land of the two holy places.’ 24 Computer software developer Microsoft releases its Windows 95 operating system. 25 Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Saturn
30 Hong Kong is liberated from Japan by British Armed Forces. 31 Zimbabwe establishes diplomatic relations with Algeria.
Number of Days : 274/366
Average Temperature : 14°C
Full Moon : 30th
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New Moon : 16th
SEPTEMBER
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There are more disputes in September than in every other month. The combination of summer coming to an end, school beginning and business around the country slowing down and causing many couples to struggle leads to a high amount of breakups.
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06 In Cape Town, South Africa, the architect of Apartheid, Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, is stabbed to death during a parliamentary meeting. 07 The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, better known as ESPN, makes its debut. 08 The formal end of steam traction in the North East of England by British Railways.
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12 Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of the crime of plunder. 13 IBM introduces the first computer disk storage unit, the RAMAC 305. 14 The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike. 15 France announces it will send 4,000 troops to the Persian Gulf
20 The British MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by a Russian-built Mark 22 anti-tank missile. 21 Armenia is granted independence from Soviet Union. 22 In the United Kingdom, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time.
19 The Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
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27 The Julie N. tanker ship crashes into the Million Dollar Bridge in Portland, Maine spilling thousands of gallons of oil.
24 The Honda Motor Company is founded.
28 The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London.
25 The last of the Magdalene Asylums closes in Ireland. 26 The United Kingdom agrees to the handover of Hong Kong
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29 Calder Hall, the world’s first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.
Number of Days : 305/366
Average Temperature : 11°C
Full Moon : 15th
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New Moon : 29th
OCTOBER
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October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern hemisphere and spring in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa.
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05 The first official version of the Linux kernel, version 0.02, is released.
02 Swissair liquidates and the airline is replaced by SWISS.
06 Jason Lewis completes the first humanpowered circumnavigation of the globe.
03 The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on ABC. 04 NATO confirms invocation of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
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11 The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.
08 Poland bans Solidarity and all trade unions.
12 An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children’s Hospital, Boston
09 A 13 kilogram (est.) fragment of the Peekskill meteorite lands in the driveway of the Knapp residence in Peekskill, New York, destroying the family’s 1980 Chevrolet Malibu
13 Fiji joins the United Nations.
10 The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved.
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18 Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio.
15 China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission.
19 In retaliation for Iranian attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy disables three of Iran’s offshore oil platforms.
16 The Skye Bridge is opened. 17 Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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25 Nelson Mandela is sentenced to five years in prison.
22 India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.
26 The London Ambulance Service is thrown into chaos after the implementation of a new CAD, or Computer Aided Dispatch, system which failed.
23 Apple releases the iPod. 24 Concorde makes its last commercial flight.
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28 The centenary of the dedication of the Statue of Liberty is celebrated in New York Harbor. 29 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the last stretch of the M25 motorway. 30 Helena, Montana is founded after four prospectors discover gold at “Last Chance Gulch”. 31 A chartered Antonov An-26 explodes after takeoff in Northern Angola killing 50.
27 Latvia applies for membership in the European Union.
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Average Temperature : 8°C
Full Moon : 13th
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New Moon : 28th
NOVEMBER
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07 Iran bans advertising of United States products. 08 A series of earthquakes spreads panic in the city of Thessaloniki, which is evacuated. 09 William Carey reaches the Hooghly River. 10 Fall of the communist regime in Bulgaria.
14 Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years of exile. 15 Intel releases world’s first commercial singlechip microprocessor, the 4004. 16 Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. President to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. 17 he Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded in Mexico.
22 Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computergenerated imagery. 23 MS Explorer, a cruise liner carrying 154 people, sinks in the Antarctic Ocean south of Argentina after hitting an iceberg near the South Shetland Islands. There were no fatalities. 24 A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasted only four months.
28 The Treaty of Hopewell is signed. 29 Korean War: North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations forces to retreat from North Korea. 30 Official end of Operation Desert Storm.
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05 Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen. 06 NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars. 07 A tornado strikes Kensal Green, North West London. 08 The Romanian Constitution is adopted in a referendum. 13 The Baiji, or Chinese River Dolphin, is announced as extinct. 14 The Millau viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, near Millau, France is officially opened. 15 The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 to fortify it, without fixing its famous lean.
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of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro. 20 Macau is handed over to the People’s Republic of China by Portugal. 21 The Gay Activists Alliance is formed in New York City. 22 The Parliament of Croatia adopts the current Constitution of Croatia.
26 Orange Revolution: The final run-off election is held under heavy international scrutiny. 27 The company Clonaid announces that it has successfully cloned a human being. 28 Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score 8 points in one game of NHL ice hockey. 29 Hong Kong begins to kill all the nation’s 1.25 million chickens to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.