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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...
History of 25 May
History of 25 May
1992 - Jay Leno debuted as the new permanent host of NBC's "Tonight Show."
1996 - In Nimes, France, Christina...
History of 24 May
History of 24 May
1990 - The Edmonton Oilers won their fifth National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup.
1993 - Roman Catholic Cardinal Juan...
History of 23 May
History of 23 May
1992 - In Lisbon, Portugal , the U.S. and four former Soviet republics signed an agreement to implement the START missile reduction...
History of 22 May
History of 22 May
1990 - Microsoft released Windows 3.0.
1992 - Johnny Carson hosted NBC's "Tonight Show" for the last time. He had...
History of 21 May
History of 21 May
1991 - In Madras, India, the former prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a bouquet of flowers that contained...
History of 20 May
History of 20 May
1990 - The Hubble Space Telescope sent back its first photographs.
1993 - The final episode of "Cheers" was aired...
History of 19 May
History of 19 May
1992 - U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown" for having its title character decide to bear a...
History of 18 May
History of 18 May
1994 - Israel's three decades of occupation in the Gaza Strip ended as Israeli troops completed their withdrawal and Palestinian...