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  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Monday May 1, 1995
    World Trade Organization

    Renato Ruggiero

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Monday May 1, 1995

    Renato Ruggiero was an Italian politician. He was Director-General of the World Trade Organization from 1995 to 1999.




  • Kikwit, Zaire (Present Day Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    May, 1995
    Ebola Most Major Outbreaks

    Zaire second Outbreak

    Kikwit, Zaire (Present Day Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    May, 1995

    This occurred in Kikwit and surrounding areas. The outbreak was traced to a patient who worked in a forest adjoining the city. The epidemic spread through families and hospital admissions. This outbreak infected 315 and killed 254.




  • U.S.
    Tuesday May 23, 1995
    Java (programming language)

    Originally Developed

    U.S.
    Tuesday May 23, 1995

    On 23 May 1995, Java was originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform.




  • Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Thursday May 25, 1995
    Bosnian War

    NATO bombed VRS positions in Pale due to their failure to return heavy weapons

    Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Thursday May 25, 1995

    On 25 May 1995, NATO bombed VRS positions in Pale due to their failure to return heavy weapons.




  • Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Friday May 26, 1995
    Microsoft

    Internet Tidal Wave memo

    Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Friday May 26, 1995

    Following Bill Gates' internal "Internet Tidal Wave memo" on May 26, 1995, Microsoft began to redefine its offerings and expand its product line into computer networking and the World Wide Web.




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