Friday 02:
Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that it will return to Earth two years later.
Saturday 03:
Flight 604, a Boeing 737 owned by Flash Airlines, an Egyptian airliner, plunges into the Red Sea, killing all 148 aboard.
Thursday 08:
Queen Elizabeth names the Queen Mary II cruise liner, the largest passenger ship ever built.
Wednesday 14:
The national flag of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", was restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
Saturday 31:
Mystery Science Theater 3000 ends its run on the Sci-Fi Channel.
Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that it will return to Earth two years later.
Saturday 03:
Flight 604, a Boeing 737 owned by Flash Airlines, an Egyptian airliner, plunges into the Red Sea, killing all 148 aboard.
Thursday 08:
Queen Elizabeth names the Queen Mary II cruise liner, the largest passenger ship ever built.
Wednesday 14:
The national flag of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", was restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
Saturday 31:
Mystery Science Theater 3000 ends its run on the Sci-Fi Channel.
