The Beltway sniper attacks start, lasting over three weeks.

Ivan the Terrible conquers of Kazan.

Opus Dei (Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God) is formed by Saint Josemaría Escrivá.

Thurgood Marshall gets sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court.

The Beltway sniper attacks start.

Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court