WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 1995
Find out what all happened January to February 1995

A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack. (6. January 1995)

President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy. (31. January 1995)

The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a cease-fire brokered by the UN. (17. February 1995)

Sweden, Austria, and Finland are admitted into the European Union. (1. January 1995)

After being struck by lightning the crew are forced to ditch Bristow Flight 56C. All 18 aboard are later rescued. (19. January 1995)

Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid massacre – In central Israel, near Netanya, two suicide bombers from the Gaza Strip blow themselves up at a military transit point killing 19 Israelis. (22. January 1995)

The United Kingdom's oldest investment banking institute, Barings Bank, collapses after securities broker Nick Leeson, loses $1.4 billion by speculating on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange using futures contracts. (26. February 1995)

Former Australian Liberal party leader John Hewson resigns from the Australian parliament almost two years after losing the Australian federal election, 1993. (28. February 1995)

The Great Hanshin earthquake: A magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurs near Kobe, Japan, causing extensive property damage and killing 6,434 people. (17. January 1995)

Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan. (7. February 1995)

The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of freak waves. (1. January 1995)

Workers from the National Institutes of Health announce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventive treatment for sickle-cell disease. (30. January 1995)

Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon. (21. February 1995)

The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified. (22. February 1995)

The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile. (25. January 1995)

Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (3. February 1995)

The Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe becomes the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. (1. January 1995)

Zakho: A terrorist explosion in a market in the city of Zakho leaves about 100 dead and 150 wounded. (27. February 1995)

The World Trade Organization goes into effect. (1. January 1995)