China Airlines Flight 642 Crashes at Hong Kong Airport, 3 Killed, 208 Injured, August 22, 1999

Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot 19 times by four plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race relations in the city. Date: February 4, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Kosovo War: NATO begins attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country. Date: March 24, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Leonardo…

U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Date: July 5, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999CIH Computer Virus Outbreak April 26, 1999Leonardo da Vinci’s The…

Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-96, the first shuttle mission to dock with the International Space Station. Date: May 27, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Labour Party Wins New Zealand Government, Helen…

NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere. Date: December 3, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Luzon Earthquake Kills Six, Causes Manila Power Outages…