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1993 Baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan announces that he will be retiring after the 1993 season. 
1993 Janet Reno is named by president Bill Clinton as the inaugural woman to hold the position of U.S. attorney general
1993 Janet Reno selected by Clinton as US Attorney General
1993 George A Stephen, inventor (Weber Kettle Grill), dies at 71
1994 Lu Parker, (South Carolina), crowned 43rd Miss USA
1994 Space shuttle STS-60 (Discovery 18), lands.
1994 Antonio Martin, Spanish cyclist, dies in cycling accident at 23.
1995 The space shuttle Discovery touches down at Cape Canaveral, Florida, ending a mission that included docking with the Russian Mir space station.
1995 West Indies score 5-660 against New Zealand
1996 Amelia Rosselli, poet, dies at 65.
1997 Celine Dion receives an award for her 50 millionth record sold.
1997 STS 82 (Discovery 22) launches
1997 Don Porter, actor (Gidget), dies at 84
1998 A federal judge rules that golfer Casey Martin, who suffers from a circulatory condition making it hard to walk, is covered by the American with Disabilities Act. Under the ADA, Martin should be allowed to use a golf cart when he competes in PGA tournaments.
1998 KVBC-FM (Las Vegas) offers Monica Lewinsky $5M for interview.
1998 Lyrics to "Candle in the Wind 1997," auctioned for $442500.
1999 In Afghanistan a 6.0 earthquake killed 70 and 500 injured, at least 14000 homeless and 7000 houses destroyed in Lowgar and Vardak Provinces
1999 Pluto is once again the farthest planet from the sun in our solar system
2005 The Computer game World of Warcraft was launched in Europe
2006 U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots his friend and lawyer, Harry Whittington, in the face with a shotgun on a south Texas ranch.
2007 Portuguese voters agree to legalise abortion in a national referendum.
2007 The 49th Annual Grammy Awards take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
2011 Arab Spring: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak steps down after widespread protests calling for his departure, leaving control of Egypt in the hands of the military until a general election can be held.
2011 Egyptian Revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests.
2012 Israel Air Force conducts four air strikes in Gaza Strip
2013 Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation from February 28, the inaugural pope to resign since 1415.
2014 11 people are killed after a grenade was tossed into a movie theatre in Peshawar, Pakistan
2017 North Korea prompts international condemnation by test firing a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan
2018 Russian airliner crashes south-east of Moscow, killing all 71 on board
2018 MOMA opens a major solo exhibition for Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral in New York.
2018 Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashes shortly after take-off from Moscow, killing 71 people on board
2019 72nd British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): "Roma" Best Film, Alfonso Cuaron Best Director, Olivia Coleman, Rami Malek best actors.
2019 61st Grammy Awards: Childish Gambino inaugural rapper to win Best Song and Best Record for "This Is America", best album "Golden Hour" Kacey Musgraves Learn More >>.
2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] The World Health Organization (WHO) names the disease COVID-19
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