RSHS Class of 1994

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Location: Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia

Retired high school Geography teacher of 35 years. Fascinated by volcanoes, beaches, glaciers, rainforests - the outdoors plus ancient civilisations.

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

World Events of 1994

War breaks out in the Balkans with Serbians shelling Sarajevo.

Thousands killed in massacres in Rwanda.

Former black prisoner, Nelson Mandela, was elected President of South Africa in the first majority elections.

The IRA declared a cease-fire in Northern Ireland.

Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked by people intending to remove her from Olympics contention.

President Bill Clinto was acccused of sexual harassment of a staff member while he was Governor of Arkansas.

Actor O.J.Simpson was arrested for the murder of his wife and her friend.

Lead singer of the grunge group Nirvana, Kurt Cobain committed suicide.

Television shows ER and Friends made their debut.

Major movies were Forest Gump, Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank redemption.

Spam emails commenced on the Internet.

The first cloned calves were born.

Former US President Richard Nixon and former US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died.

Actor Burt Lancaster died.