Continuing to reflect the rapidly-changing world, this revised edition includes the latest events on the international scene, from the division of Czechoslovakia, the rise of neo-Nazism and the election of Bill Clinton, to the situation in the Balkans, Somalia and the Middle East. In addition, the book explains recent developments in science, such as the new evidence for the Big Bang theory from the COBE satellite, as well as technological innovations from digital compact cassettes to the B-2 "flying-wing" stealth bomber. Also recorded are the deaths of prominent figures such as Rudolph Nureyev, John Cage, Dizzy Gillespie and Kenneth Macmillan.