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Signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act
This was created to make sure that anybody with disabilities could not be discriminated against. It requires employers to accommodate the disabled employees needs. It was signed by George H. W. Bush, but later amended by his son. (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Handicapped_Accessible_sign.svg/451px-Handicapped_Accessible_sign.svg.png) -
Confirmation of Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court
George bush declared Clarence Thomas the supreme court judge to replace Thurgood Marshall. The issue of abortion was very prevalent involving this event. There was a sexual harassment claim made against Thomas from his time at the United States Department of Education. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thomaseeoc.jpg -
Arrest and Trial of Jeffery Dahmer
Jeffery Dahmer was arrested for Murder, Rape, and dismemberment of 17 men and boys. He was sentenced to 16 life sentences in the Columbia Correction Institution. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jeffrey_Dahmer_Milwaukee_Police_1991_mugshot.jpg) -
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Signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement
It created a trade bloc between the US, Canada, and Mexico. NAFTA benefits mostly all of the citizens involved. It began with President Reagan. It was signed on Dec 17, 1992.https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Nafta.jpg -
Harding/Kerrigan Scandal
The Harding/Kerrigan Scandal was the planned attack of Tonya Harding, Kerrigan's figure skating Rival's, Husband on Nancy Kerrigan. The immediate aftermath of the effect was on camera and viewed by the world. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nancy_Kerrigan.jpg) -
Entrance of US Soldiers in Somalia / Blackhawk Down
It was a friendly fire incident that happened over northern Iraq. Two F-15 fighter aircraft misidentified two Army blackhawk helicopters. 26 military personnel and civilians were killed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1994BlackHawkShootdownWreckage.jpg) -
Million Man March
The Million Man March was the gathering of many African American men. They gathered to “convey to the world a vastly different picture of the Black male”. The March happened as a result of the larger grassroots movement. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_million_march_man.jpg) -
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The bombing of Yugoslavia by NATO
The operation was called "Operation Noble Angel". The bombings continued until an agreement was reached that led to the withdrawal of Yugoslav armed forces from Kosovo. It killed between 489 and 528 citizens. Operation Allied Force predominantly used a large-scale air campaign to destroy Yugoslav military infrastructure from high altitudes. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ostruznica_Highway_Bridge.jpg) -
Columbine Shooting
The Columbine Shooting was when two senior students came into the school and killed 12 students and 1 teacher. They injured 21 more people. After fighting with police, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold commited suicide. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Columbine_Shooting_Security_Camera.jpg) -
Y2K Scare
The Y2K scare was the worry that computers or other related devices would shut down or malfunction as a result of the date changing from 1999 to 2000. The result of this problem was almost negligible, and there were no major problems. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Y2K_Logo.gif)
