WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO JUNE 1994
Find out what all happened May to June 1994

The Democratic Republic of Yemen unsuccessful attempts to secede from the Republic of Yemen; a war breaks out. (21. May 1994)

Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside her home in Los Angeles, California. O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings, but is held liable in wrongful death civil suit. (12. June 1994)

The signing of the Bishkek Protocol between Armenia and Azerbaijan effectively freezes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. (5. May 1994)

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a peace accord regarding Palestinian autonomy granting self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho. (4. May 1994)

Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president. (10. May 1994)

A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages. (13. June 1994)

Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O.J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. (17. June 1994)

American teenager Michael P. Fay is caned in Singapore for theft and vandalism, a punishment that many in the United States deemed to be excessive for a teenager committing a non-violent crime. However, significant numbers of Americans were also in favor of it. (5. May 1994)

The Boeing 777, the world's largest twinjet, makes its first flight. (12. June 1994)

Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations. (15. June 1994)

A bus crashes in Gdańsk, Poland killing 32 people. (2. May 1994)

An RAF Chinook helicopter crashes in Scotland killing all 29 on board. The original cause of the crash is ruled as pilot error, this verdict is overturned in 2011. (2. June 1994)

Three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. (1. May 1994)

The Troubles: the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) open fire inside a pub in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, killing six civilians and wounding five. (18. June 1994)

Former Arkansas state worker Paula Jones files a lawsuit against President Bill Clinton, alleging that he had sexually harassed her in 1991. (6. May 1994)

Johnny Carson makes his last television appearance on Late Show with David Letterman. (13. May 1994)

Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan; 7 persons are killed, 660 injured. (28. June 1994)

Four men convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993 are each sentenced to 240 years in prison. (24. May 1994)

Malawi holds its first multi-party elections. (17. May 1994)

The 1994 Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup from Vancouver, causing an estimated CA$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries. (14. June 1994)