1993 World History Toni Morrison (1931– ) Archive Photos Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933– ) U.S. Supreme Court 1993 Vaclav Havelelected as Czechpresident(Jan. 26).Clinton agrees to compromise on military's ban on homosexuals(Jan. 29).U.S. begins airlift of supplies to besieged Bosniatowns(Feb. 28).Federal agents besiege Texas Branch Davidianreligious cult after six are killed in raid (March 1et seq.). Five arrested, sixth sought in bombing of World Trade Center in New York(March 29).Two police officers convicted on federal civil rights charges in Rodney King beating(April 17);sentenced(Aug. 4).Fire kills 72 as cult standoff in Texas ends with federal assault(April 19).President of Sri Lankaassassinated(May 1).British Commons approves European unity pact(May 20).Twenty-two UN troops killed in Somalia(June 5). Ruth Bader Ginsburgappointed to Supreme Court(June 14).Iraq accepts UN weapons monitoring(July 19).Vincent W. Foster, Jr., senior White House lawyer, commits suicide(July 22).Midwest flood damage expected to exceed $10 billion(July 24). Israeli-Palestinianaccord reached(Aug. 28).U.S. agents blamed in Waco, Tex., siege(Oct. 1). Yeltsin's forces crush revolt in Russian Parliament (Oct. 4et seq.). Chinabreaks nuclear test moratorium(Oct. 5). Canada's opposition Liberal Party regains power in landslide(Oct. 25).Europe's Maastricht Treaty takes effect, creating European Union(Nov. 1).Jean Chretien sworn in as Canada's 20th prime minister(Nov. 4).House of Representatives approves North American Free Trade Agreement(Nov. 17);Senate follows(Nov. 21). South Africaadopts majority rule constitution(Nov. 18).Clinton signs Brady bill regulating firearms purchases(Nov. 30). Toni Morrisonwins Nobel prizefor literature.