TIMELINE OF MY LIFE

1994

• IRA declares cease-fire in Northern Ireland.
• O.J. Simpsons was arrested for murder.
• The railroad at the Omaha Zoo was completed

1995

• A Japanese earthquake kills 5,000 people.
• Mickey Mantle dies.
• Omaha officer was shot and killed at a traffic stop.

1996

• Chechens capture 2,000 Rusians
• Carl Sagan dies
• The Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad lines merged.

1997

• Princess Diana dies
• Timothy J. McVeigh sentenced to death for Oklahoma City bombing
• An October snow and ice storm caused $50 million in damages

1998

• Europeans agree on single currency, the euro
• Unabomber sentenced to four life terms
• The Garden of the Senses opened at the Henry Doorly Zoo.

1999

• Nelson Mandela, first black president of South Africa, steps down
• Ahmed H. Zewail for creating the world's fastest camera
• JFK Jr. Dies
• The greatest rainfall ever recorded for a 24-hour period

2000

• Concorde crash kills 113 near Paris
• "I love you" virus disrupts computers worldwide
• Children’s Hospital opened at 8200 Dodge Street

2001

• U.S. spy plane and Chinese jet collide
• Terrorists attack United States. Hijackers ram jetliners into twin towers
• The Seward High School marching band suffered tragedy 4 died 27 injured

2002

• Terrorist bomb in Bali kills hundreds
• North Korea admits to developing nuclear arms
• Snipers prey upon DC suburbs, killing ten and wounding others
• The final livestock show and rodeo were held at Ak-Sar-Ben

2003

• U.S. and Britain launch war against Iraq
• Space shuttle Columbia explodes, killing all 7 astronauts
• Omaha Police Sgt. Jason Tye Pratt was fatally shot by parolee Albert

2004

• Enormous tsunami devastates Asia
• Bush proposes ambitious space program that includes flights to the Moon, Mars, and beyond
• I was born on October 29

2005

• London hit by Islamic terrorist bombings, killing 52 and wounding about 700
• Hurricane Katrina wreaks catastrophic damage on the Gulf coast
• Plans were announced for installation of a new video screen at Rosenblatt Stadium as part of a $2.2 million improvement

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