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  • March 24, four students and a teacher are shot in Jonesboro, AR.

  • October 23, Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sign a new peace agreement.

  • September 8, Mark McGwire hits his 62nd homerun to surpass the 61 Roger Marris hit in 1961.

  • February, El Nino caused tornadoes in FLorida which killed 40 people, and torrential rains in California, killing 9 people there.

  • August 31, the Dow Jones average fell 512 points in one day.

  • August 7, bombs explode outside US embassies. 224 people were killed including 12 Americans.

  • President Bill Clinton is impeached.

    The New York Yankees won a record 125 games which was capped by their 2nd World Series in three years by beating the San Diego Padres four games to none in the fall classic.

  • The Chigago Bulls win the NBA Championship and it is also Michael Jordans last game(again).

  • Mark McGwire hits 70 home runs, surpassing the 61 hit by Roger Maris. Sammy Sosa finished a close second to McGwire by hitting 66.

  • The Denver Broncos upset the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII for their first championship.

  • France defeats Brazil 3-0 in the World Cup.

  • The Detroit Red Wings defeat The Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup.

  • The Winter Olympics were held in Nagano.
  • Titanic wins 11 Oscars, including best picture.

  • Saving Private Ryan won acclaim for its realistic portrayal of battle in World War II.

  • The last episode of Seinfeld was aired on May 14.

  • Teen favorites such as the Backstreet Boys, Hanson and NSYNC become known worldwide.
  • July 24, a gunman bursts into the Capitol, killing two police officers.

  • April, Viagra goes on the market.

  • March 24, four students and a teacher are killed at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, AR.

  • Septeber 2, Swissair Flight 111 crashes killing all 229 aboard.
  • Frank Sinatra, died on May 14 at the age of 82.

  • Sonny Bono, died January 5 in a skiing accident.

  • Harry Caray, the voice of the Chicago Cubs died on February 18.

  • Chris Farley, died on December 13 at the age of 33.

  • Michael Hutchence , died November 22. He was the lead singer of INXS.

  • James Earl Ray, died April 23, he assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Roy Rogers died on July 6 at the age of 86.