The 1990s

By tdhouse28

  • The Hubble Telescope is placed into orbit

    Hubble Telescope LaunchedThe United States Space Shuttle Discovery launches The Hubble Telescope into orbit to begin conducting research.

  • President George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign treaty

    A treaty was signed between Bush and Gorbachev, agreeing to destroy each nation's inventory of chemical weaponry.

  • U.S. becomes involved in the Gulf War

    Iraq invades Kuwait and this causes the United States to enter the war.

  • Bank of Credit and Commerce International credit fraud

    BCCI
  • The World Wide Web was launched

    The World Wide Web was launched

    The World Wide Web was opened as a public internet service that could be accessed by general consumers
  • North American Free Trade Agreement signed

    North American Free Trade Agreement signed

    Created a free trade zone between Canada, the United States, and Mexico
  • Los Angeles riots due to Rodney King beating

    Los Angeles riots due to Rodney King beating

    LA Riots 1992Rodney King was tased and beat by officers who pulled him over because of his reckless driving. The officers were acquitted the same day, sparking these riots.

  • Unemployment rates peak

    As a result of the early 1990s recession and very slow job creation, unemployment rates were at an all time high in June 1992
  • Bill Clinton is elected as president over George H.W. Bush

    Bill Clinton is elected as president over George H.W. Bush

    Bill Clinton's OathGeorge H.W. Bush lost in his second run for president to Bill Clinton.
  • World Trade Center bombing

    World Trade Center bombing

    World Trade Center Bombing Thw World Trade Center in New York City was bombed on February 26th, 1993. It was a planned terrorist attack, including the likes of Ramzi Yousef, Mahmud Abouhalima, Mohammad Salameh, Nidal A. Ayyad, Abdul Rahman Yasin and Ahmad Ajaj.
  • Bill Clinton orders missile attack on the Iraqi intelligence headquarters

    Bill Clinton orders missile attack on the Iraqi intelligence headquarters

    This was in retaliation to the planned assassination of George H.W. Bush upon his last visit to Kuwait
  • Don't ask, don't tell signed by Bill Clinton

    Don't ask, don't tell signed by Bill Clinton

  • The United States give Mexico a $20 billion loan

    The value of the Mexican peso was at the lowest value it had ever been. Bill Clinton decided to sign over $20 billion in an attempt to revitalize Mexico's economy.

  • Oklahoma City bombing

    Oklahoma City Bombing Live CoverageThe Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995.

  • Tupac Shakur dies

    Rapper 2Pac was murdered in Las Vegas, NV in a drive-by shooting. The killers remain unidentified.
  • NeXT Computer Company bought by Apple Inc.

    NeXT Computer Company bought by Apple Inc.

    NeXT Computer was founded by Steve Jobs after he co-founded Apple Inc. The company was eventually purchased by Apple and Apple went on to be one of the largest companies in the world.

  • United States first surplus of the decade

    The United States pulled in more money than what was spent in the overall economy. The two following years also drew surpluses for the United States.

  • The Iraq Liberation Act

    The U.S. wants to remove Saddam Hussein from power and replace it with a democracy
  • Impeachment of Bill Clinton

    Impeachment of Bill Clinton

    Remarks on Conclusion of Senate Impeachment Trial ResultsBill Clinton was impeached December 19rh, 1998 due to allegations made against him about his relations with Monnica Lewinsky.