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Dinkins was sworn in as New York City's first African American mayor.
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Clarence Thomas sexual harrassment hearings begin-- Anita Hill
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Earvin 'Magic' Johnson tests HIV positive
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After a videotape of Rodney King being beaten by police officers hits national headlines riots start to spread across the country starting in Los Angelos
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Mary Fisher gave her famous AIDS/HIV speech before a republican convention in Houston, TX.
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Dr. Mae Jemison becomes first African-American to become an astronaut
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Maya Angelou was honoreed as the first woman and first African-American to read her work at a presidential inauguration.
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Tiger Woods becomes the first minority and youngest person to win The Masters in golf
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Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to hold the position of Secretary of State.
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After admitting to his affair with a white house intern (Monica Lewinsky) Clinton was impeached out of office.