Columbia STS-93 Launch, First Female Shuttle Commander, Chandra Observatory, July 23, 1999
Date: July 23, 1999
Date: July 23, 1999
War on drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500ย lb) of cocaine on board. Date: January 21, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1999 ๐ On This…
Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran. Date: July 9, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1999 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Minsk Nyamiha Metro Stampede Kills 53,…
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 โ ๐ Other events on April 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1999 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1999NASA Intentionally Crashes Lunar Prospector on Moon July…
Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station. Date: May 29, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 29 ๐ Events on this day in 1999 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Kosovo War: Serb Forces Kill 130 Kosovo Albanians in Izbica, March 28, 1999Czech…
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 โ ๐ Other events on April 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1999 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1999George Mallory Body Found…
Gunmen assassinate Paraguay's Vice President Luis Marรญa Argaรฑa. Date: March 23, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1999 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1999King Abdullah Becomes King of Jordan February 7, 1999NATO Mistakenly Bombs Albanian Refugee Convoy, 75 Killed -…