Always a selection of worldwide natural events and this month was no different. A category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph and a storm surge of up to 15 feet in Florida, and a powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake in Mexico occurred this month.
A remarkable total solar eclipse traversed multiple countries in Southwest and South Asia as astronomers discovered 51 Pegasi b, the first confirmed extrasolar planet as NASA launched Space Shuttle Columbia on the STS-73 mission.
There were Nobel awards for Joseph Rotblat, a prominent physicist and peace activist and Robert E Lucas.
As now ‘normal’, there were mass shootings and terrorist attacks in the US and their police reputation continued as Johnny Gammage, an African American motorist, died during a controversial encounter with law enforcement in Pittsburgh.
The Americans enjoy their sports regardless with historic achievements in ‘football’, baseball and golf but at least murderer O.J. Simpson cancelled a scheduled television appearance on Dateline during the high-profile period surrounding his criminal trial.
The Broadway production of ‘Company’ was breaking records and artists Doja Cat and Mariah Carey were in the news.
A historic gathering of African American men in Washington, D.C., organized by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan to promote unity, empowerment, and social responsibility within the Black community.
Approximately 837,000 men participated, making it one of the largest demonstrations of African American solidarity in U.S. history.
Participants in the Yugoslav War commenced peace negotiations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
The biggest shock and news of the month was of Indira Gandhi, India's first female prime minister, being assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards in a shocking act of political violence.
