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2005

• Bob Geldoff and the Live 8 concert draw global attention to African nations and poverty.
• There aim is to convince the G8 members to cancel their World Debt and lift trade barriers
• 4 Bomb blasts rock London the same week as the G8 Conference
• NASA aims one of its probes directly at an astoroid and successfully hits it.

2004

• A massive Tsunami hits the shores of many islands and low lying areas of coastal areas of Indonesia.
• Saddam Husein is captured by American Forces.

2000

• This was the year when Sydney proudly delivered “The Best Olympic Games ever” and Cathy Freeman won the hearts of the nation – and 400 metre gold
• Charles Shultz, the legendary creator of the happy gang of characters in the “Peanuts” comic strip syndicated to 2600 newspapers, died
• Russell Crowe wowed us all with his performance in Gladiator
• France was shocked when a Concorde Supersonic Airliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Charles De Gaul Airport.

1995

• O.J. Simpson’s trial ended with the former footballer and actor being acquitted
• Tthe United States was rocked again by the Oklahoma City Bombing
• The year brought an end to the fighting in Bosnia
• Japan was rocked by nature when an earthquake hit Kobe
• Old enemies came together in friendly space when the U.S. space shuttle docked with the MIR Space Station.

1991

• The first Gulf War began
• The Soviet Union Collapsed
• Another milestone was reached when South Africa Repealed its apartheid laws
• Messrs Branson and Lindstrand added to their previous achievements by making the first Trans-Pacific crossing in a hot-air ballon
• President Gorbachev’s resignation triggered the collapse of the Soviet Union.

1987

• West German teenager Matthias Rust landed his Cessna light aircraft in Moscow’s Red Square.
• Richard Branson later knighted, joined Per Lindstrand in the first Trans-atlantic crossing by hot-air balloon
  Wall Street’s “Black Monday”.
• Van Gogh’s “Lilies” changed hands for a cool $49 million in New York.
• “Graceland” broke new musical ground as Paul Simon popularised the music of Africa.
• “Stars and Stripes” took back the America’s Cup.
• Pat Cash climbed up the stands to embrace family and friends after winning the Wimbledon singles crown.

1983

• Bob Hawke became Prime Minister of Australia.
• Ronald Ragan was pre-occupied by the “Star-Wars” defensive shield.
• Solidarity’s hero Lech Walesa won the Nobel Peace Price.
• M.A.S.H. came to an end after 251 episodes.
• Australia II achieved legendary status by wresting the America’s Cup from Liberty by 4 races to 3.
• CD’s were launched.