1993 and all that: World events when US last won Ryder Cup in Europe
The United States have not won the Ryder Cup in Europe since 1993 -- the year which saw Bill Clinton become US President and the formation of the European Union. Ahead of the golf showdown in Paris in a week's time, AFP Sport looks at the main world events of 1993, the same year current American players Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Bryson DeChambeau were born: January -- Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, becoming Slovakia and the Czech Republic in the 'Velvet Divorce'. -- Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie dies at the age of 75, British actress Audrey Hepburn dies of cancer aged 63. February -- Bombing at the World Trade Center in New York kills six people and injures over 1,000. March -- 257 people killed by bombings in the then-Bombay, India. April -- CERN announces that the World Wide Web will be free to use. -- World Health Organisation declares global health emergency after resurgence of tuberculosis. -- Women's world no. 1 tennis player Monica Seles is stabbed by a crazed Steffi Graf fan in Hamburg. -- South African Communist Party leader Chris Hani, strong opponent of the apartheid government, is assassinated. May -- Manchester United win inaugural English Premier League, the first of 13 league titles won under manager Alex Ferguson. June -- US launches cruise missiles strike on Iraq in response to attempted assassination of former American President George Bush Senior by alleged Iraqi agents in April. -- Former US First Lady Pat Nixon dies aged 81. July -- King Baudouin of Belgium dies aged 62. September -- Russia withdraws its troops from Poland. -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shake hands for the first time at the White House. October -- Battle of Mogadishu. November -- European Union is formed as Maastricht Treaty comes into force. December -- Drug lord Pablo Escobar is killed by Colombian police. -- Interim South African Constitution approved, as the country nears end to apartheid, with Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk sharing the Nobel Peace Prize.
