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Ozzy Ozbourne
Ozzy Ozbourne bites the head off of a live bat that was trown his way at one of his concerts. -
Larry Walters flies
Walters tied 42 weather balloons to a lawn chair and floated over 16,000 feet in the air before shooting the balloons with a pellet gun where he landed 90 minutes later. The FAA later fined him $1,500. -
First Women in Space
Sally Ride became the first women to be launched into space. -
Michael Jackson set on fire
During the shooting of a pepsi commercial, michael jackson's hair allegedly started on fire. -
Bruce Willis & Demi Moore
These two met at the premiere for the film Steakout where they were later married and had three daughters. This cuple later divorced in 2000. -
Berlin Wall taken down
After the wall was constructed in 1961, Ronald Reagan had the wall taken down to make peace with Germany. -
Bill Clinton wins election
Bill Clinton became the 42nd President of the United States shorty after the Cold War ended. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
168 people, including 8 federal marshals, were killed in the bombing of one of oklahomas federal buildings. -
Lion King debut
On this day, the classic movie "Lion King" first appeared in theatres. -
Columbine High School Shooting
The tragic event of the Columbine shooting happened on this date. -
Air Plane Crash
Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde aircraft, crashes into a hotel just after taking off from Paris killing all 109 people abord the air craft and 4 in the hotel. -
El Salvador
An earthquake strikes in el Salvador reading at 7.6 killing 944 people. -
George W. Bush's Inaguration
Following George Bush's inaguration ceremony, it was reported that several eggs and tennis balls were thrown at the presidents limousine during the parade. -
9/11 Terrioist Attack
After reports of terrorists hijacking 4 planes, two crashed into the Twin Towers, one into the Pentagon and the other was taken over by the civilians abord the plane and crashed into a field. -
IPod
The first iPod was released onto shelves. At the time, the iPod collection consisted of the Classic, Nano, and Shuffle. -
Hanging of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein was hanged at Camp justice, a Iraqui army base, despite his wish to be shot because he thought it would be more dignified. The head guard at his tomb later revealed that Hussein's body had been stabbed six times after his execution.
