Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865. Date: March 16, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day…
Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle. Date: March 14, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Endeavour launches from the Kennedy Space Center on STS-67, carrying the ASTRO-2 spacelab observatory. Date: March 2, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
Researchers at Fermilab announce the discovery of the top quark. Date: March 2, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
The UK's oldest investment banking institute, Barings Bank, collapses after a rogue securities broker Nick Leeson loses $1.4 billion by speculating on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange using futures contracts. Date: February 26, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This…
The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified. Date: February 22, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon. Date: February 21, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN. Date: February 17, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan. Date: February 7, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Date: February 3, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)