1994: A Critical Year
By Kate H.
The year of 1994 was full of momentous events across the globe according to www.infoplease.com.
The news stories from this year are ones that we still remember today, and ones that have drastically shaped our society.
It began early on in the year, with the heavy weapons pounding Sarajevo.
The assault on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was one of the year's dirty deeds.
This event was quickly followed by the assault on the figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, whose career was put in jeopardy when she was clubbed in the right knee according to the January 7 issue of the New York Times.
This year was also one rife with natural disasters, when on January 13, an earthquake shook the city of Los Angeles, leaving 51 dead. Controversy struck when on May 6, the U.S. congress voted for protection for women’s health clinics, and less than two months later, a woman’s health doctor was shot outside of a clinic
Nelson Mandela's election to lead South Africa seemed liked the fulfillment of his destiny
in Florida. There was also the unforgettable Rwandan genocide, when approximately one million Rwandese Tutsi’s were murdered, beginning on April 6. According to the Arabic news broadcaster Aljazeera, the media and the UN turned a blind eye to this event, which was one of the largest genocides in history.
Thankfully, this year also brought some much needed progress in the fight for equality. At the end of April, South Africa held its first interracial elections. Nelson Mandela was elected President on May 10, a position which had formerly only been occupied by whites because
of the apartheid system which was being imposed on South Africa at the time, according to the Brisbane times. Israel and Jordan also signed the peace treaty this year, a real milestone in their efforts towards cooperation, according to http://www.isracast.com.
The year of 1994, like the many of the years both before and after it, brought an abundance of progressive and destructive change which is still echoing today.
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