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George H. W. Bush
Born June 12, 1924 in Milton, MA. George Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Before being the presidency, Bush served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. -
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Gulf War
The Gulf War code named Operation Desert Shield for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia. This was a war waged by 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq because Iraq invaded Kuwait. -
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Bill Clinton
Born August 19, 1946 in Hope, AR. William Jefferson Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. -
Motor Voter Registration Signed
The Clinton Administration made it easier for millions of Americans to register to vote by allowing registration at the same time they get a driver's license. The Motor Voter law led to the registration of more than 28 million new voters, more registered voters than the passage of the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18 years according to Clinton White house archives. -
Crime Bill Signed Enacted the Clinton-Gore
Administration's tough and smart crime fighting strategy. The Bill contained tougher penalties, including "three strikes and you're out" legislation, helped states build more prisons and increased prevention and victims rights and according to Clinton White house archives the overall crime rate has dropped for 8 years in a row; the longest continuous drop on record, and is now at a 26 year low. -
Loans Preventing Economic Collapse in Mexico Issued
After Congress refused to act, President Clinton issued $20 billion in emergency loans to Mexico to stabilize the country's financial markets. Loans from the United States and the International Monetary Fund stopped the collapse of the peso (The Mexican currency), prevented economic crisis, and helped the country return to solid economic growth. Mexico repaid the loans with interest three years ahead of schedule. U.S. taxpayers made a net gain of nearly $580 million from the loan. -
Leading the World in Eliminating Child Labor
In June 1999, the President traveled to the International Labor Organization Conference in Geneva, Switzerland to urge adoption of an historic international convention that would ban the worst forms of child labor. The next day, the Child Labor Convention was unanimously adopted by delegates at the conference. It represents the largest investment in American history to end abusive child labor around the globe. -
Minimum Wage Increased
President Clinton and Vice President Gore fought for and won a 90 cent per hour increase in the minimum wage that increased wages for 10 million workers. This increase was the first in 6 years and in 1996 it was the largest one year increase ever. -
Banned Federal Research on Human Cloning
Banned Federal Research on Human Cloning.
Because of the ethical issues raised by advances in cloning technology. The President issued a memorandum prohibiting the use of federal funds to clone human beings. -
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The Kosovo War
The Kosovo War was an conflict in Kosovo that started in late February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( which were the Republics of Montenegro and Serbia), which controlled Kosovo before the war, and the Kosovo Albanian rebel group known as the KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army), with air support from NATO on 24 March 1999, and ground support from the Albanian army. -
Global Warming Protocol Signed in Kyoto, Japan
With critical leadership from the Clinton-Gore Administration, 160 nations agreed on the basic architecture of a strategy to combat global warming on December 12, 1997. This agreement is the first time that major nations of the world ever committed themselves to a comprehensive plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
