Events in the 1990s

By a.j..keller

  • Collapse of the Soviet Union

    1. The collapse of the Soviet Union ended the Cold War.
    2. The Soviet Union became 15 separate countries afterwards.
    3. The collapse changed the entire world political situation.

  • Riots in Los Angeles after Rodney King verdict

    Riots in Los Angeles after Rodney King verdict
    1. Riots began after the four officers who beat King, were acquitted.
    2. 55 people were killed, 2,000 injured, and some of Los Angeles was set on fire during the riots.
    3. Most of the riots ended after a few days.

  • World Trade Center bombed

    World Trade Center bombed
    1. Just after noon, a bomb exploded in a parking garage in the World Trade Center.
    2. Six people were killed and more than 1,000 injured.
    3. The damages done cost more than $500 million.

  • O.J. Simpson Arrested for double murder

    O.J. Simpson Arrested for double murder
    1. June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were killed.
    2. O.J. didn't turn himself in and was chased by several cars.
    3. In the end, O.J. was found not guilty.

  • Princess Diana dies in crash

    1. Died in car crash in a road tunnel in Paris.
    2. 2 other people were killed in the crash.
    3. Was caused by reckless actions of the driver.

  • JFK Jr. killed in plane crash

    1. JFK Jr., his wife, and sister-in-law were killed in a plane crash. 2, JFK Jr. was the person flying the plane.
    2. The plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.