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In Britain the House of Commons votes to reject the Maastricht Treaty; the next day it is approved by a vote of confidence proposed by Prime Minister John Major.
2 Aug.
The European Exchange Rate Mechanism collapses, and currencies are allowed to fluctuate within 15 percent of the central rates.
6 Aug.
Buckingham Palace in London is opened to the general public.
13 Sept.
Yassir Arafat of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Yitzhak Rabin of Israel sign a peace accord in Washington, D.C. Under the agreement, the Israelis pledge to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and Jericho.
21 Sept.
Boris Yeltsin suspends the Russian parliament and calls for elections, but the Supreme Soviet ignores his order and swears in Alexandr Rutskoi as president.
27 Sept.
Troops seal off the White House in Moscow, the seat of the Russian parliament.
3 Oct.
U.S. Special Forces, on a mission to capture two Habr Gidr clan...
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