Date: December 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)…
The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades. Date: May 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Leonardo da…
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 1999Bill Clinton Acquitted in…
Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations. Date: September 14, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Labour Party Wins New Zealand Government, Helen Clark Becomes First Female PM, November 27, 1999Colombia Earthquake Kills…
NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees. Yugoslav officials say 75 people were killed. Date: April 14, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire Kills 39 People March 24,…
Panamanian general election: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama. Date: May 2, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999House of Lords Ends Most Hereditary Peers’ Voting Rights, October…