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Minimum Federal Wage is raised from $3.35 to $3.80.
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During the Space Shuttle Discovery mission, the Hubble Space Telescope had launched.
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The beginning of Gulf War was waged in the middle east by a United Nations authorized coalition force from thirty-four nations, led by the U.S. and United Kingdom, against Iraq.
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The World Wide Web gave us the internet.
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Freddie Mercury died at the age of 45 caused by bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.
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As the USSR started falling apart, the Cold War officially ends.
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There was over 60 deaths and $1 billion in damage. It happened because four sheriffs from Los Angeles were accused of beating a black motorist.
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Hurricane Andrew, a category 5 hurricane, kills 65 people and caused $26 billion of damage to areas of the coast near Floridia and other areas in the U.S.
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Bill Clinton beat George H.W. Bush.
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Developed in 1984, the SMS concept was not fully put into action until December third when the first text message was sent by Neil Papworth.
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A North American Free Trade Agreement between Mexico, The U.S., and Canada.
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GMO's started to be sold commercially.
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Pop Music reached it's highest peak and the 90's became known as the genre's Golden Age.
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It was the deadliest domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. It was a truck bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma. It caused 168 deaths and more then 700 nonfatal injuries.
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The Air Force announced the Global Positioning System satellite constellation has made the GPS fully available and compatible for use.
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Bill Clinton won a decisive victory in the election.
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The DVD was released in April of 1997 to the U.S.
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The Mars Pathfinder landed a base station with a roving probe on Mars.
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Bill Clinton was charged for sexual harassment.
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The Columbine Shooting was a school shooting in Colorado. 12 students and 1 teacher died.
