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Battle of Khafji
The battle of Khafji occurs on this day. This is the first major battle of the Gulf War. (January 29) -
CWC
Chemical Weapons Convention was signed. The creater the OPCW was committed to trying to reduce weapon stockpiles in countries. (Chemical Weapons Convention) -
Clinton
Bill Clinton becomes the 42nd president. The publics view of Clinton seemed worse as years went on after he had sexual relations with women besides his wife. (Bill Clinton) -
GMC
GMC sues the news company NBC. GMC believed that Dateline NBC made it look like if one of GMC's vehichle's was hit in certain spots it would catch fire. (1993) -
Mohammad Salameh
The US captures Mohammad Salameh. This was the man that was believed to have bombed the World Trade Center in 1993. (1993) -
Accident
A nuclear accident occured at Tomsk-7 in Russia. A tank full of radioactive material exploded. (Seversk) -
French
The president of France announces the end of Nuclear testing for France. The president is Jacques Chirac. (January 29) -
Explosion
A bomb explodes in Birmingham in an abortion clinic. The bomb wounds several people and kills one. (January 29) -
George W. Bush
George W. Bush describes Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as "regimes that sponsor terror". He says this in his State of the Union Address. (January 29) -
Flight
A direct flight on a jet is flown from China to Taiwan. This is the first this had occured since 1949. (January 29)