Space Shuttle Discovery Launches STS-96, First ISS Docking – May 27, 1999

The Chinese Communist Party begins a persecution campaign against Falun Gong, arresting thousands nationwide. Date: July 20, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999NATO Bombing: U.S. F-15E Strikes Passenger Train, April 12, 1999Mont Blanc…

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)…

Honolulu shootings: In the worst mass murder in the history of Hawaii, a gunman shoots at eight people in his workplace, killing seven. Date: November 2, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Amadou Diallo…

Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company. Date: November 30, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Turkish Airlines Flight 5904 Crashes Near Ceyhan, Killing Six…

Torrential rains cause flash floods in Vargas, Venezuela, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure. Date: December 14, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day…