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The deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment -- it was passed without the necessary votes
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space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after takeoff. The worst accident in the Space Administration's history
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Iraqi troops invade Kuwait leading to the Persian Gulf War
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The US starts to send troops to Kuwait to drive out the Iraqi forces called in code "Desert Storm"
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The US and the Soviet Union agree to reduce their nuclear arms further
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Paula Jones files a law suit on President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment
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A bombing of a federal office building in Oklahoma City kills 168 people
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President Clinton denies having sexual relations with a Whitehouse intern named Monica Lewinsky
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President Clinton admits to having sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky on nationally broadcasted TV
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Shooting at Columbine High School leaves 14 students and 1 teacher dead. 23 others wounded
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two hijacked planes crash into the twin towers and one into the Pentagon. A fourth is taken down in rural Pennsylvania by the passengers. More than 3,000 people die in the attacks