Across
- 2. - Conflict following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
- 5. - Formation of a single currency, the Euro, in several countries.
- 8. - Transfer of sovereignty from the UK to China.
- 10. - Reunification of the German capital.
- 11. - Summer Games held in Atlanta in 1996.
- 12. - Rapid expansion and commercialization of the worldwide web.
- 13. - Official end of racial segregation in South Africa.
- 14. - Peace accord signed between Israel and Palestine.
Down
- 1. - Political turmoil and economic struggles in post-Soviet Russia.
- 3. - Mass killing in Rwanda resulting in the loss of thousands of lives.
- 4. - Birth of the first cloned mammal, a sheep named Dolly.
- 6. - First black president of South Africa.
- 7. - Pro-democracy protests in China's capital, Beijing.
- 8. - Highly visible comet that made a close approach to Earth.
- 9. - Earthquake in Japan causing widespread devastation.