| 1994 |
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- The 1994 Winter Olympics begin in Lillehammer, Norway. |
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- Fred & Rose West investigated for multiple murders in Gloucester. |
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- Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix. |
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- The Channel Tunnel opens between England and France |
| 1995 |
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- Nick Leeson is arrested for his role in the collapse of Barings Bank. |
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- Oklahoma City bombing at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building |
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- The DVD, an optical disc computer storage media format, is created. |
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- Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. |
| 1996 |
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- Chess computer "Deep Blue" defeats world champion Garry Kasparov. |
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- Dunblane massacre at Dunblane Primary School in Scotland |
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- 1996 Summer Olympic games held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. |
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- Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be successfully cloned, is born. |
| 1997 |
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- Yachtsman Tony Bullimore is found alive, 5 days after his boat capsized |
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- The Comet Hale-Bopp makes its closest approach to Earth. |
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- Sovereignty of Hong Kong handed over to the People's Republic of China. |
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- Death of Diana, Princess of Wales at Pont De l’Alma, Paris. |
| 1998 |
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- The 1998 Winter Olympics are held in Nagano, Japan. |
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- Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World opens to the public. |
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- Bear Grylls, becomes the youngest Britain to scale Mount Everest. |
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- Omagh terrorist bombing carried out in Northern Ireland by the Real IRA. |
| 1999 |
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- Liberty Bell 7 - flown by Gus Grissom in 1961, is raised from the Atlantic. |
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- Fire in the Mont Blanc Tunnel closes it for nearly 3 years |
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- TV presenter Jill Dando is shot dead on the doorstep of her Fulham home. |
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- A total solar eclipse is seen in Europe and Asia |
| 2000 |
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- New Millennium celebrations occur throughout the world |
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- Dr. Harold Shipman imprisoned for murdering patients |
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- Concorde aircraft, crashes into a hotel in Gonesse just after takeoff from Paris |
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- The 2000 Summer Olympics are held in Sydney, Australia. |
| 2001 |
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- 2001 UK foot-and-mouth crisis |
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- Russian space station Mir deorbit and crash into the Pacific Ocean. |
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- 9/11 terrorist attacks on World Trade Centre and pentagon. |
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- The iPod is first introduced by Apple. |
| 2002 |
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- Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom |
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- The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
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- Princess Margaret and The Queen Mother both die. |
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- Euro notes and coins are introduced in 12 countries.</</td> |
| 2003 |
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- Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry over Texas, USA. |
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- The Human Genome Project is completed |
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- NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan |
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- Concorde makes its last flight, bringing the era of airliner supersonic travel |