Tag: History
History of of 14 June
History of 14 June
1990 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld police checkpoints that are used to examine drivers for signs of intoxication.
1994 - The...
History of 13 June
History of 13 June
1992 - Future U.S. President Bill Clinton criticized rap singer Sister Souljah for making remarks "filled with hatred" towards whites.
1994 -...
History of 12 June
History of 12 June
1990 - The parliament of the Russian Federation formally declared its sovereignty.
1991 - Russians went to the election polls...
History of 11 June
History of 11 June
1990 - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a law that would prohibit the desecration of the American Flag.
1991 - Mount...
History of 10 June
History of 10 June
1990 - The Civic Forum movement won Czechoslovakia's first free elections since 1946. The movement was founded by President Vaclav...
History of 8 June
History of 8 June
1991 - A victory parade was held in Washington, DC, to honor veterans of the Persian Gulf War.
1994 - The...
History of 31 May
History of 31 May
1994 - The U.S. announced it was no longer aiming long-range nuclear missiles at targets in the former Soviet Union.
1995 -...
History of 30 May
History of 30 May
1996 - Britain's Prince Andrew and the former Sarah Ferguson were granted an uncontested decree ending their 10-year marriage.
1997...
History of 29 May
History of 29 May
1990 - Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian republic by the Russian parliament.
1997 - The ruling party...
History of 28 May
History of 28 May
1995 - An earthquake in the Russian town Neftegorsk killed at least 2000 people. It had a magnitude of 7.5.
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History of 27 May
History of 27 May
1994 - Nobel Prize-winning author Alexander Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia. He had been in exile for two decades.
1995 -...
History of 26 May
History of 26 May
1994 - U.S. President Clinton renewed trade privileges for China, and announced that his administration would no longer link China's trade status...