1994 World History Nelson Mandela (1918– ) AMW Pressedienst/Archive Photos Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1953– ) Consolidated News/Archive Photos 1994 Serbs' heavy weapons pound Sarajevo(Jan. 5–6).Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerriganattacked(Jan. 6);three arrested in attack(Jan. 13).Major earthquake jolts Los Angeles; 51 dead(Jan. 17et seq.). Clintonends trade embargo on Vietnam(Feb. 9). Aldrich Ames, high C.I.A. official, charged with spying for Soviets(Feb. 22).Four convicted in World Trade Center bombing(March 4). Mexicanpresidential candidate assassinated(March 23). Rwandangenocide of Tutsis by Hutus begins; estimated 800,000 slaughtered in c. 100 days(April 6). South Africaholds first interracial national election(April 29); Nelson Mandelaelected president. Israel and Palestinianssign accord(May 4).Clinton accused of sexual harassment while governor of Arkansas(May 6).Congress votes protection for women's health clinics(May 12). O. J. Simpsonarrested in killings of wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and friend, Ronald Goldman(June 18).Supreme Court approves limit on abortion protests(June 30).Senate confirms Stephen G. Breyerfor Supreme Court(July 29).Women's health clinic doctor shot dead outside Florida clinic(July 29).Major league baseball players strike(Aug. 13).“Carlos the Jackal,” international terrorist, captured(Aug. 15). IRAdeclares cease-fire in Northern Ireland(Aug. 31).Small plane crashes into White House(Sept. 12).Baseball owners end season and cancel World Series(Sept. 14).Powerful earthquakestrikes Japan(Oct. 4). Aristidereturns to joyous Haiti(Oct. 4).U.S. sends forces to Persian Gulf(Oct. 7).Ulster Protestants declare cease-fire(Oct. 13).Israel and Jordan sign peace treaty(Oct. 17). Reagan, 83, reveals he has Alzheimer's disease(Nov. 6).G.O.P. wins control of House and Senate(Nov. 8).Aristide forms Haitian government with prime minister and full cabinet(Nov. 9).Clinton orders Bosnian arms embargo ended(Nov. 10).Newt Gingrich named House Speaker(Dec. 5). Bentsenresigns as Treasury Secretary(Dec. 6).Russians attack secessionist Republic of Chechnya(Dec. 11et seq.). John Salvi kills two at Massachusetts Planned Parenthood clinic(Dec. 30).