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Operation Desert Storm
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Collapse of Soviet Union
When the soviet union dissolved, the United States became the only superpower, and the cold war and the fear for Americans was over. -
Rodney King Verdict
Led the police on a high speed car chase while drunk. After he surrendered he was beat by two white police officers. He was aquited of all charges, and riots began of both white and African-American beating innocent moterists. -
World Trade Center Bombed
A truck bomb was detonated under the north tower of the world trade center in New York. Six people were killed and over 1,000 were injured. -
Rwandan Genocide
The Rwandan genocide was an tragedy that occured in, where one race of natives (Huti) tried to wipe out another (Tutsi). They pleaded mutiple times to America for help, but were turned down each time. America eventually intervened, but only to take tourists and Americans out of the country. 800,000 people were killed in 100 days. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh drove a truck containing a home-made bomb up to the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. When the bomb exploded at 9:02 a.m., the building was decimated and 168 people were left dead. -
Scientests Clone Sheep
Dolly the sheep was a cloned sheep that lived for six years. -
Death Of Princess Diana
Girl's and women's Idol Princess Diana dies in a car crash leaving her children, Harry and William, and a devestated America and Europe behind. -
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First Harry Potter book released -
Lewinsky Affair
President Clinton publically admits to having an affair with Monica Lweinsky. -
Columbine Shooting
Two senior students at Columbine High school killed 12 students and 1 teacher, and injured 21 others.
