History timeline By BrendanAurand20 Feb 11, 1990 Nelson Mandela freed from being imprisoned Period: Feb 15, 1990 to Feb 15, 1999 history Apr 24, 1990 Hubble telescope launched into space Aug 2, 1990 Gulf War begins Aug 2, 1991 Desert Strom invades Kuwait Dec 26, 1991 The Soviet Union dissiolves 15 seperat republics (including Russia) are now independent Feb 25, 1993 Cubans vote for the first time in elections to the national assembly Feb 16, 1994 Nelson Mandela elected President of South Africa May 6, 1994 Channel tunnels open connecting Great Britain and France. Jun 17, 1994 O.J. Simpson arrested for double murder Mar 20, 1995 Sarin gas attack in Tokyo subway Jan 20, 1996 France agrees to nuclear testing Mar 21, 1996 Mad cow disease hits Britain Feb 23, 1997 Scientists clone sheep Apr 21, 1997 Tiger Woods wins Masters Jan 14, 1998 U.S. President Clinton gets impeached May 28, 1998 India and Pakistan test nucleat weapons Dec 19, 1998 "Titanic" most succsesful movie year ever Mar 31, 1999 NATO attacks Serbia Jul 16, 1999 JFK Jr. dies in plane crash Dec 31, 1999 Panama Canal returns to Panama
