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"The Lion King" is released
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OJ Simpson was found not guilty of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.
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Prince Charles and Princess Diana are formally divorced at the High Court of Justice. During their marriage they welcomed two sons, William and Harry, into the world.
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Princess Diana died from cardiac arrest shortly after being in a tragic crash involving a pilar in the Alma Tunnel in central Paris.
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Smoking is banned in all California bars and restaurants
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Two boys that attended Columbine High School had planned to kill hundreds of their peers during the school day. By the end of the day, the two boys killed 12 students, one teacher, and themselves.
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George W. Bush is elected into the White House as the 43rd President of the United States. He was faced with a recession when he took office so he cut taxes for every taxpayer which later resulted in 52 months of jobs being created.
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Two planes were flown into the World Trade Center towers and a third was flown into the Pentagon to attack the United States. The planes involved were hijacked by muslim terrorists.
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Apple releases its very first version of the iPod. Apple later came out with the Nano, Shuffle, iTouch, and the latest is the iPad.
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Salt Lake City, Utah kicked off the 19th winter olympics and concluded them February 24th, 2002. There were 18,000 core volunteers that made the olympics a success.
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Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook at the age of 19 while being enrolled as a sophmore at Harvard.
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Justin Timberlake and Timbaland recieve the award for best dance recording for the song "Sexy Back"
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Beachfront towns in Mississippi and Louisiana were destroyed as Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast. One million people were displaced from their homes and almost 1,800 people died.
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The Grammy Awards celebrates their 50th year at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Some winners include Amy Winehouse for Record of the Year with Rehab, Justin Timberlake with his song What Goes Around... Comes Around for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and Carrie Underwood with her song Before He Cheats for Best Country Song.
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Michael Jackson died at the age of 50 due to cardiac arrest.
