WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MARCH 1995
Find out what all happened January to March 1995

TAROM Flight 371 crashed, killing all of the 10 crew and 50 passengers on board. (31. March 1995)

Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865. (16. March 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)

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)

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)

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

A sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway kills 13 and wounds 1,300 persons. (20. March 1995)

WikiWikiWeb, the world's first wiki, and part of the Portland Pattern Repository, is made public by Ward Cunningham. (25. March 1995)

Yahoo! is incorporated. (1. March 1995)

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

Cosmonaut Valeriy Polyakov returns to earth after setting a record of 438 days in space. (22. March 1995)

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

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

Selena, an American singer, was murdered by her friend and employee of her boutiques Yolanda Saldívar who was embezzling money from the establishments. The event was named "Black Friday" by Hispanics. (31. March 1995)

Space Exploration: Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle. (14. March 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)