Date: August 15, 1999
Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories. Date: April 1, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper Reopens in…
Kosovo War: An American Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk is shot down by a Yugoslav Army SAM, the first and only Nighthawk to be lost in combat. Date: March 27, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. Date: January 3, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Space Shuttle Discovery First Docks with International Space Station, May 29, 1999Oklahoma City F5 Tornado Devastation, 45…
Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-93, with Eileen Collins becoming the first female space shuttle commander. The shuttle also carried and deployed the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Date: July 23, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Discovery Program: Lunar Prospector: NASA intentionally crashes the spacecraft into the Moon, thus ending its mission to detect frozen water on the Moon's surface. Date: July 31, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Amadou…
China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft, crashes in Rui'an, Zhejiang, China. All 61 people on board are killed. Date: February 24, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999ANA Flight 61 Hijacked…