Date: October 25, 1999
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…
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 1999Kosovo War: NATO Bombs Chinese Embassy in Belgrade,…
Cubana de Aviación Flight 310, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashes near Bejuma, Carabobo State, Venezuela, killing 22 people. Date: December 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Learjet 35 Crash in Mina Kills Payne Stewart…
Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein. Date: February 7, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999American Airlines Flight 1420 Crash at Little Rock Airport,…
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 1999Chechnya Islamic International Brigade…
Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands. Date: April 5, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Dow Jones Closes Above…