President Clinton signs the Family Medical Leave Act that requires companies to provide workers with up to three months of unpaid leave for family and medical emergencies. Six people are killed and more than a thousand suffer injuries after a bomb planted under the World Trade Center in New York City explodes.
The bomb marks the beginning of a string of threats against the United States made during the Clinton administration by both foreign and domestic terrorists. Reno was Clinton's third choice for the position, after his first two selections were scuttled due to financial improprieties.
In Waco, Texas, federal law enforcement officers, under the orders of Attorney General Janet Reno, end a day standoff against a religious cult led by self-styled messiah David Koresh. In the ensuing confrontation, the fires that destroy the cult's compound kill at least seventy-five people, and bring Reno widespread criticism for her handling of the situation. The U. Navy, under President Clinton's orders, attacks Iraqi intelligence operations in downtown Baghdad after learning that Iraqis had plotted to kill former President Bush during his April visit to Kuwait.
The twenty-three tomahawk missiles fired reportedly kill eight people. It was determined that these individuals would be allowed to serve, but could face military investigations if they acknowledged their orientation, as well as be expelled for it. Vince Foster, deputy counsel to the President, is found dead in a Northern Virginia park.
Authorities rule his death a suicide, but subsequent federal investigators will re-open the case in the future. Ginsburg succeeds the retiring Byron White and become the second woman to sit on the high court. President Clinton presides over a ceremony in Washington, D. Clinton emphasizes that under his plan, all Americans would have high quality health care and would be able to choose their physicians.
