WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO NOVEMBER 1994
Find out what all happened June to November 1994

Ongar railway station, the furthest London Underground from Central London, closes. (30. September 1994)

MS Achille Lauro catches fire off the coast of Somalia. (30. November 1994)

NASA loses radio contact with the Magellan spacecraft as the probe descends into the thick atmosphere of Venus (the spacecraft presumably burned up in the atmosphere). (12. October 1994)

WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides the world's first internet radio broadcast. (7. November 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)

Frank Eugene Corder crashes a single-engine Cessna 150 into the White House's south lawn, striking the West wing and killing himself. (12. September 1994)

Initial accord between Israel and the PLO about partial self-rule of the Palestinians on the West Bank. (24. August 1994)

San Francisco: First conference that focuses exclusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web. (4. November 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)

In a referendum voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union. (13. November 1994)

Gliese 229B is the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified. (27. October 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)

Palau gains independence from the United Nations (trusteeship administered by the United States of America). (1. October 1994)

The British government lifts the broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988. (16. September 1994)

In the United Kingdom, the first National Lottery draw is held. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers. (19. November 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)

North Korea nuclear weapons program: North Korea and the United States sign an agreement that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections. (21. October 1994)

Russian journalist Dmitry Kholodov is assassinated while investigating corruption in the armed forces. (17. October 1994)

The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares a ceasefire. (31. August 1994)

Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 collides with Jupiter. Impacts continue until July 22. (16. July 1994)

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