Date: November 12, 1999
NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT. Date: December 18, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Tehran Student Protests Begin After Dormitory…
53 people are killed in a stampede at the Nyamiha metro station in Minsk, Belarus. Date: May 30, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Oklahoma City F5 Tornado Devastation and Record Winds May 3,…
British Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company, forming BAE Systems in November 1999. Date: January 19, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Nunavut Established as Canadian Territory from…
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 1999Kiribati, Nauru, and Tonga…
In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies. Date: November 30, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Chi-Chi…
Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey. Date: February 23, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Cubana de Aviación Flight 310 Crashes Near Bejuma, 22 Killed, December 25, 1999Olusegun…