A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages. Date: June 13, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day…
China conducts a nuclear test for DF-31 warhead at Area C (Beishan), Lop Nur, its prominence being due to the Cox Report. Date: June 10, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 crashes near Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, killing all 160 people on board. Date: June 6, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 6 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
Republic of South Africa becomes a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations. Date: June 1, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
Four men are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993; each one is sentenced to 240 years in prison. Date: May 24, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
A worldwide trade embargo against Haiti goes into effect to punish its military rulers for not reinstating the country's ousted elected leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Date: May 22, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Democratic Republic of Yemen unsuccessfully attempts to secede from the Republic of Yemen; a war breaks out. Date: May 21, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
Israeli troops finish withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, ceding the area to the Palestinian National Authority to govern. Date: May 18, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
Malawi holds its first multi-party elections. Date: May 17, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president. Date: May 10, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)