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The 90's

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  • Hubble Space Telescope

    A brand new space telescope that was launched into low Earth Orbit and still remains in operation. Hubble was not the first space telescope but is the largest and most versatile telescope in orbit.
  • Internet Begins/Cold War Ends/Death Row Records

    World Wide Web is introduced and Cold War ends as USSR falls apart. Dr. Dre/Suge Knight starts Death Row Records.
  • Rodney King/Bill Clinton/Dream Team

    Rodney King beat brutally by police and Clinton is elected as President. "Dream Team" was assembled in the 92 Olympics.
  • World Trade Center Attack/"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

    World Trade Center attacked by Islamic Terrorists and Clinton prohibits openly gay or bisexual people from serving in military
  • NAFTA

    A three country accord negotiated by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
  • OKC Bombing/OJ Simpson

    Domestic terrorist truck bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Building killing 168 and OJ Simpson accused of killing his wife and his wife's friend
  • TWA Flight/Tupac Death

    TWA flight explodes 12 minutes into flight, everyone aboard died and there was a 4 year investigation and came to a conclusion that an explosion happened of flammable fuels vapors in fuel tank.
  • The Simpsons

    A ribald cartoon about a family of misfits, become the longest running prime time cartoon television series in history, surpassing the Flintstones.
  • Lewinsky Scandal/Michael Jordan wins his 6th championship

    President Clinton is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 22 year old White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Clinton gets impeached. Michael wins his last championship against John Stockton and Karl Malone's Jazz team.
  • Columbine High School

    Teenage students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murder 13 other students and teachers at Columbine High School, sparking an international debate on gun control and bullying.