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1990s
1990-1999 -
Nelson Mandela freed from prison
Nelson Mandela was finally freed after 27 years in prison. Many people were happy to see him be freed. -
Hubble Space Telescope launched into space
Hubble Space Telescope launched into space on Aril 14, 1990. -
Reunification of Germany
The reunification between West Germany and East Germany. -
Lech Walesa Becomes The First President of Poland
Lech Walesa is a winner of Nobel Peace Prize. -
World Wide Web was invented
Tim Berners-Lee invented World Wide Web(can be abbreviated as WWW). -
Soviet Union collapsed, the end of the Cold War
The Cold War started in 1947 and ended in 1991. Soviet Union had poor government, so they collapsed. -
Hurricane Andrew hit Florida
It started on August 16,1992 and ended on Augest 27, 1992. Florida got hit by Hurricane Andrew, caused many casualties. There is 26 deaths and about 250,000 people become homeless. -
World Trade Center got bomed
Terrorists bombed the World Trade Center at New York City. There is only 6 deaths, but more than 1,000 people were injured. -
Petronas Twin Towers completed constructions
It was the tallest building in the world until 2004. -
Nelson Mandela Elected as the President of South Africa
Nelson Mandela won about 63% of the vote and became the first black President of South Africa. -
Terrorists bombed Oklahoma City
It was an attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. -
Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski got arrested
The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski is an American terrorist. -
Dolly the sheep
The first cloned mammal. -
Princess Diana died from a car accident
This car crash happened while Princess Diana was riding on a Mercedes and trying to get away from Paparazzi. Many people blame the Paparazzi for this accident, but some think it is the chauffer's fault for taking both drugs and alcohol, then drive. -
Beanie Baby Princess was introduced to the public
Ty Warner made Beanie Baby Princess in honor for Princess Diana that died from the car accident on August 31, 1997. -
Release of Titanic, the movie
It is a really great romantic film. This movie win 11 Academy Awards, so it was a successful movie. -
President Clinton Impeached
Bill Clinton is the 2nd President to be impeached. -
Columbine Massacre
From this incident, twelve students and one teacher was killed, and twenty-one people were injured. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were two high school senior at Columbine High School, but they plan to kill hundred of people from Columbine High School. They made bombs and put in the school, but it didn't explode. From their diary, it seems like they got bullied, so they took revenge on the bullies and decide to kill everyone. -
JFK Jr.'s Death
JFK Jr., his wife, and his wife's sister were all killed when the plane that they were in crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. -
The first DVD release of 101 Dalmatians
It was created by Walt Disney.
