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Hubble Space Telescope launched during Space Shuttle Discovery mission.
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The World Wide Web is publicly debuted as an Internet service from Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
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Los Angeles riots result in over 50 deaths and $1 billion in damage, caused by acquitting of four Los Angeles Police Department officers accused in the videotaped beating of Rodney King.
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The Storm of The Century (cyclonic blizzard) hits the Eastern seaboard, killing 300 people and causing $6 billion in damage.
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Bill Clinton was impeached after being convicted by the House of Representatives for perjury and one of obstruction of justice.
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A violent tornado in Oklahoma kills 50 people and becomes the first to produce a tornado that causes $1 billion in damage.
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George Bush becomes the 54th president of the US with 271 electoral votes.
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In Iraq, ex Iraqi president Saddam Hussein is captured by U.S. special forces.
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Barack Hussein Obama II becomes the 44th President of the United States. He is also the first African-American to hold the office.
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Al-Qaeda leader and mastermind of the September 11 attacks, Osama bin Laden, is killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan by sailors from the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group.
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