Apple Records releases The Beatles "Anthology 1" (double CD/triple LP), the first of a 3-part series of rare recordings and outtakes by the Beatles; set covers the years 1955-64.
This as well as new collaboration "Free as a Bird" - a John Lennon demo augmented by additional lyrics and performances by the surviving three; album tops Billboard chart in US and peaks at no. 2 in UK
A landmark peace agreement was negotiated and signed by the presidents of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia in Dayton, Ohio, effectively bringing an end to the devastating Bosnian War that had lasted from 1992 to 1995.
The Dayton Accords represented a critical diplomatic breakthrough in resolving the complex ethnic conflicts in the Balkans.