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Discussion in 'General Open/Public Discussion' started by 'cide, 21 Jun 2002.


  1. Thx to all who helped with the news history thread. Now here's the results of my little project! If you notice somethign i missed or an error plz lemme know, thx:

    Tuesday, October 03, 1995: OJ Simpson found not guilty in murder trial

    Thursday, January 18, 1996: Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from Michael Jackson

    Wednesday, April 03, 1996: Unabomber was arrested outside his Montana cabin

    Saturday, May 11, 1996: 110 People die as ValuJet crashes into Florida Everglades

    Sunday, June 02, 1996: Lyle & Erik Menendez brothers sentenced to life for slaying their parents.

    Tuesday, June 18, 1996: Black churches being burned in the south USA by clan members

    Wednesday, July 17, 1996: TWA Flight 800 crashes with 230 people on way to Paris

    Saturday, July 27, 1996: Olympic Park in Atlanta is bombed by terrorists killing 1

    Tuesday, November 05, 1996: Clinton defeats Dole for 2nd term as US President

    Tuesday, October 15, 1996: Madonna gives birth to first child

    Wednesday, January 01, 1997: The top 10 movies for 1996 were: Independence Day, Twister, Mission: Impossible, The Rock, The Nutty Professor, The Birdcage, Ransom, A Time to Kill, Phenomenon & The First Wives Club. In sports for 1996, SUPER BOWL XXX went to the Dallas Cowboys, the WORLD SERIES was won by New York Yankees, the NBA CHAMPIONSHIP was won by the Chicago Bulls. The Olympic Games were held in Atlanta

    Sunday, February 23, 1997: "Dolly, the worlds first ""cloned"" animal is reported to the media"

    Thursday, March 27, 1997: 39 Heaven's Gate cult members commit mass suicide to ride away on Hale Bopp commet

    Saturday, April 19, 1997: Iowa woman gives birth to Septuplets (7 children, all healthy!)

    Friday, June 13, 1997: Timothy McVeigh Sentenced to Die in OK City Bombing

    Friday, June 20, 1997: Lawmakers sell out Americans holding tobacco companies free of lawsuits

    Saturday, June 28, 1997: Mike Tyson bites off a piece of Evander Holyfields ear during heavyweight boxing match

    Friday, July 04, 1997: Mars Sojourner pictures taken & sent back to Earth along with scientific studies

    Tuesday, July 08, 1997: Senate hearings into illegal campaign finance involving Clinton & China

    Sunday, August 31, 1997: Princess Diana's car crashes in Paris killing her

    Friday, September 05, 1997: Mother Teresa dies of heart attack

    Monday, October 20, 1997: Justice Department & states start process of Anti-Trust charges against Microsoft

    Wednesday, October 22, 1997: Saddam Huddein orders weapons inspectors out of Iraq

    Thursday, December 11, 1997: Kyoto treaty to reduce greenhouse emissions

    Monday, December 15, 1997: Y2K bug announced as possible problem for computer systems around the world

    Thursday, January 01, 1998: The top 10 movies for 1997 were: Men in Black, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Liar, Liar, Air Force One, Star Wars (Reissue), My Best Friend's Wedding, Face/Off, Batman and Robin, George of the Jungle, Con Air. In sports for 1997, SUPER BOWL XXXI: Green Bay Packers, WORLD SERIES: Florida Marlins, NBA CHAMPIONSHIP: Chicago Bulls.

    Tuesday, January 06, 1998: Sonny Bono killed in skiing accident

    Saturday, January 24, 1998: Obstruction of Justice charges surface in relationship to Clinton & Lewinsky affair

    Friday, January 30, 1998: President Clinton denies sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky

    Thursday, March 12, 1998: JonBenet Ramsey case turned over to Grand Jury, childs parents remain prime suspects

    Tuesday, March 24, 1998: The movie Titanic wins a record 11 Oscar awards

    Tuesday, June 16, 1998: Three Texans charged in dragging death of African-American James Byrd

    Sunday, August 09, 1998: 224 people in total killed at embassy bombings in Tanzania & Kenya by Al Quida

    Thursday, September 03, 1998: TWA Swissair flight 111 crashes off Nova Scotia killing 229

    Tuesday, November 24, 1998: Netscape/AOL finalize plans to merge

    Saturday, December 19, 1998: President Clinton Impeached by house

    Wednesday, December 02, 1998: The first piece (Zarya Module) of the International Space Station launches into orbit from Russia

    Friday, January 01, 1999: The top 10 movies for 1998 were: Armageddon, Saving Private Ryan, There's Something About Mary, The Waterboy, Dr. Dolittle, Deep Impact, Godzilla, Lethal Weapon, Rush Hour, The Truman Show. In sports for 1998, Super Bowl XXXII: Denver Broncos, World Series: New York Yankees, NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls & Michael Jordan retired.

    Thursday, January 07, 1999: Senate impeachment trial begins for Clinton

    Friday, February 12, 1999: Clinton Impeachment situation ends with not guilty votes in senate

    Tuesday, March 23, 1999: NATO Orders Bombing of Yugoslavia, Kosovo bombed over ethnic cleansing

    Tuesday, April 20, 1999: Shootings at Columbine High School in Little Rock, Colorado. 15 died many more wounded.

    Wednesday, April 21, 1999: For the rest of the year, Columbine shootings spurn dozens of school/workplace shootings worldwide

    Saturday, July 17, 1999: JFK Jr's plane goes missing, eventually turns up crashed & JFK Jr. died

    Sunday, October 31, 1999: Egypt Air flight 990 (223 killed) crashes off of MA coast, possible crash by terrorist pilot

    Thursday, December 02, 1999: World Trade Organization protests in Seattle

    Tuesday, December 14, 1999: Judge rules Microsoft is Absusive monopoly

    Thursday, December 30, 1999: George Harrison, a former Beatle, was stabbed by a derranged fan at his home in Englad

    Friday, December 31, 1999: Millennium celebrations all over the world to welcome in a new 1000 years!

    Saturday, January 01, 2000: The top 10 movies for 1999 were: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, The Sixth Sense, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Toy Story 2, The Matrix, Tarzan, Big Daddy, The Mummy, Runaway Bride, The Blair Witch Project. In sports for 1999, Super Bowl: Denver Broncos, World Series: New York Yankees, NBA Championship: San Antonio Spurs. In other news, the Y2K bug fails to produce any major disruptions in world computer systems

    Wednesday, June 07, 2000: Judge rules Microsoft to be broken up into 2 companies for AntiTrust violations

    Thursday, June 29, 2000: Elian Gonzales returns to Cuba

    Wednesday, August 09, 2000: Firestone recalls 6 million tires after accidents & court case

    Friday, September 29, 2000: Ariel Sharon puts an end to all peace talks by visiting Temple Mount & causing Intifada

    Sunday, October 01, 2000: Violence & Tensions between Israel/The middle east escalate

    Thursday, October 05, 2000: Slobodan Milosevic thrown out of power in Yugoslavia

    Thursday, October 12, 2000: Al Quida terrorists drive a boat filled with explosives into the USS Cole in Yemen

    Friday, October 27, 2000: First Palestinian suicide bomber with latest intifada attacks

    Monday, November 06, 2000: Billions of dollars of lawsuits against big tobacco upheld

    Wednesday, November 08, 2000: Democrats Allege Polling Irregularities in Florida

    Thursday, November 09, 2000: Gore/Bush Presidential Election Recount in Florida ordered

    Wednesday, December 13, 2000: The Supreme Court selects George Bush as America's new President

    Sunday, December 17, 2000: Looming California energy crisis announces

    Monday, December 18, 2000: Scientists nearing a complete decode of the human genome

    Monday, January 01, 2001: The top 10 movies for 2000 were: The Grinch, Mission Impossible 2, Gladiator, The Perfect Storm, Meet the Parents, X-Men, Scary Movie, What Lies Beneath, Dinosaur, Erin Brockovich. In sports for 2000, Super Bowl XXXIV: St. Louis Rams , World Series: New York Yankees, NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers.

    Saturday, January 20, 2001: George W. Bush Inaugurated President

    Sunday, February 18, 2001: Dale Earnhardt dies in Nascar crash

    Thursday, March 22, 2001: Mir Space station crashed & burned on control descent back to earth

    Tuesday, March 27, 2001: Owners of dog who killed & mauled woman in SF charged with murder

    Thursday, May 24, 2001: Senator Jim Jeffords quits Republican party giving Senate leadership over to Democrats

    Monday, June 11, 2001: Timothy McVeigh Executed for 1995 Bombing of Ok City Federal Building

    Tuesday, September 11, 2001: Terrorists slam 2 planes into WTC towers killing over 3000, also crash plane into Pentagon

    Wednesday, September 19, 2001: "Hijacked passengers of flight 93 reported to stop White House attack with ""Let's Roll"" cry"

    Thursday, September 27, 2001: Airlines announce massive job cuts & cutbacks in wake of 9/11 attacks

    Friday, October 05, 2001: First anthrax victim hospitalized in what will become a nation under postal anthrax attack

    Wednesday, October 10, 2001: United States and Great Britain begin massive bombing of Afghanistan & Taliban

    Tuesday, November 13, 2001: Kabul fals to the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan

    Monday, November 26, 2001: The worlds first cloned human embryo is reported

    Saturday, December 01, 2001: Former beatle George Harrison dies

    Friday, December 07, 2001: Taliban leader Mullah Omar surrenders final Afghanistan holdout, flees area

    Tuesday, January 01, 2002: The top 10 movies for 2001 were: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Shrek, Monsters Inc, Rush Hour 2, The Mummy Returns, Pearl Harbor, Jurassic Park III, Planet of the Apes, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, Hannibal. In sports for 2001, Super Bowl XXXV: Baltimore Ravens, World Series: Arizona Diamondbacks, NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers.

    Wednesday, January 09, 2002: Iran accused of helping Arafat to smuggle tons of weapons into Palestine

    Friday, January 11, 2002: "First Al Qaeda Prisoners Arrive in Cuba as ""Unlawful Combatants"""

    Monday, January 14, 2002: It's revealed that thousands of documents were destroyed in the Enron bankruptcy

    Thursday, January 24, 2002: American Taliban John Walker Arrives Back in U.S. to Face Justice

    Thursday, February 21, 2002: Kidnapped Reporter Daniel Pearl confirmed dead as remains are found

    Wednesday, May 22, 2002: Remains found in park confirmed to be those of Chanra Levy

    Friday, May 24, 2002: Probes of the CIA & FBI intensify as it's revealed they may have known of 9/11 attacks head of time

    Sunday, June 02, 2002: India & Pakistan face off over Kashmir border & war talks escalate

    Monday, June 17, 2002: Forest ranger suspected of starting forest fire that burned 100.. 000 colorado acres

    Tuesday, June 18, 2002: Dog maul killer in San Franciso dog killing trial has murder sentence overturned

    Thursday, June 20, 2002: Afghanistan elects a new governing body to rule after Taliban, Al Quida eliminated
     
  2. nothing ever happens on my bday :(
     
  3. what day is that?
     
  4. Great Dane

    Great Dane <B><FONT COLOR="RED">THE LEGENDARY BANNED</FONT></

    The day he was born.
     
  5. Jan 27th, 84. :/
     
  6. Ahh.. U kidding righht? :)

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF8&q=+"January+27"

    Dude, Scarface just came out around Jan 27 that movie ROCKS!

    San Franciso immigrants were PO they can't speak english. :)

    a nefarious scheme to blow up the King, his family and Parliament

    + some other interesting things you will have to check the link to be sure.

    John James Audubon died :-(
     

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