The 1990s

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    The 1990's

  • Nelson Mandela

    Nelson Mandela

    Nelson Mandela is freed from prison after serving 27 years in jail.
  • Germany

    Germany

    East and West Germany reunite.
  • Persian Gulf War

    Persian Gulf War

    Cease-fire ends Persian Gulf War. UN forces are victorious.
  • U.S Trade

    U.S Trade

    U.S lifts trade sanctions against China.
  • Presidents Elected

    Presidents Elected

    Bill Clinton elected President and Al Gore elected Vice President which means Democrats keep control of office.
  • Kurt Cobain

    Kurt Cobain

    Kurt Cobain kills himself at the age of 27.
  • Nelson Mandela

    Nelson Mandela

    South Africa does first interracial national election and Nelson Mandela was elected president.
  • OJ Simpson

    OJ Simpson

    OJ Simpson arrested for killing his wife Nicole Brown Simpson, and friend, Ronald Goldman.
  • Forrest Gump

    Forrest Gump

    Forrest Gump was released.
  • MLB

    MLB

    Major League Baseball players strike.
  • OJ Simpsom

    OJ Simpsom

    Jury finds OJ Simpson not guilty of murder.
  • France

    France

    France ends nuclear testing.
  • Taliban

    Taliban

    Taliban leaders seize the capital of Afghan; Kubal.
  • Space Shuttle

    Space Shuttle

    U.S Shuttle joins Russian space station.
  • Titanic

    Titanic

    The movie Titanic was released which was the most expensive film at that time to be created being between 250 and 300 million dollars.
  • Euro

    Euro

    Europeans agree on one currency, the euro.
  • Earthquake

    Earthquake

    Mgnitude 7.4 earthquake kills more than 15,000 and leaves 600,000 homeless in Turkey.