1990:
· Hubble Space Telescope is launched into orbit.
· Nelson Mandela is freed
· Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990 is passed
· Pollution Prevention Act
· First elections in Romania
· Iraq invades Kuwait
1991:
· United Nation forces attack Iraq
· Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia nations leave the Soviet Union
· The World Wide Web is available
· Collapse of the Soviet Union
· Federal recycling order signed
1992:
· Riots occur in Los Angeles after Rodney King was beaten by police officers
· Bosnia and Herzegovina secede from Yugoslavia
· John Gotti is convicted on 13 accounts
· The 27th amendment is passed, which said Congress members could not receive a raise until the next election
· The first African American female astronaut, Dr. Mae C. Jemison, orbits the earth
1993:
· NAFTA is ratified
· Czechoslovakia splits to become Czech Republic and Slovak Republic
· Muslims try to explode the World Trade Center
· Israel and PLO sign Peace Accord
· An anti-abortionist kills Dr. David Gunn outside his abortion clinic
1994:
· Civil War in Rwanda occurs. over 800,00 innocent Tutsi's are killed by Hutu's
· Richard Nixon dies on April 22, at the age of 81
· Existence of Black Holes are proved
· Whitewater scandal begins to be investigated
· North Korean is suspected to have committed nuclear violations
1995:
· Oklahoma City Bombing
· Dayton Peace Accord is signed between Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro
· Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. becomes the first African American to walk in space
· the first planet outside our solar system is found
· Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated
1996:
· Mad Cow disease hits Britain
· Theodore Kaczynski is the prime suspect of the Unabomber bombings
· Jonbenet Ramsey is found dead after she was reported missing for 8 hours
· Dunblane massacre occurs at Dunblane Primary School in Scotland. 16 children, 1 adult, and the attacker are killed
1997:
· Princess Diana dies in a car accident
· Hong Kong is returned to China
· A sheep, named Dolly, is successfully cloned
1998:
· President Bill Clinton is impeached
· India and Pakistan test nuclear weapons
· Bill Clinton admits to the Lewinsky affair
· The international Space Station is launched
· Two U.S Embassies are bombed in Africa
1999:
· Panama Canal is returned to Panama
· John F. Kennedy Jr. dies in a plane crash
· The Euro becomes Europe's currency
· School shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. 12 students are killed and 1 teacher
· Hubble Space Telescope is launched into orbit.
· Nelson Mandela is freed
· Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990 is passed
· Pollution Prevention Act
· First elections in Romania
· Iraq invades Kuwait
1991:
· United Nation forces attack Iraq
· Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia nations leave the Soviet Union
· The World Wide Web is available
· Collapse of the Soviet Union
· Federal recycling order signed
1992:
· Riots occur in Los Angeles after Rodney King was beaten by police officers
· Bosnia and Herzegovina secede from Yugoslavia
· John Gotti is convicted on 13 accounts
· The 27th amendment is passed, which said Congress members could not receive a raise until the next election
· The first African American female astronaut, Dr. Mae C. Jemison, orbits the earth
1993:
· NAFTA is ratified
· Czechoslovakia splits to become Czech Republic and Slovak Republic
· Muslims try to explode the World Trade Center
· Israel and PLO sign Peace Accord
· An anti-abortionist kills Dr. David Gunn outside his abortion clinic
1994:
· Civil War in Rwanda occurs. over 800,00 innocent Tutsi's are killed by Hutu's
· Richard Nixon dies on April 22, at the age of 81
· Existence of Black Holes are proved
· Whitewater scandal begins to be investigated
· North Korean is suspected to have committed nuclear violations
1995:
· Oklahoma City Bombing
· Dayton Peace Accord is signed between Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro
· Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. becomes the first African American to walk in space
· the first planet outside our solar system is found
· Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated
1996:
· Mad Cow disease hits Britain
· Theodore Kaczynski is the prime suspect of the Unabomber bombings
· Jonbenet Ramsey is found dead after she was reported missing for 8 hours
· Dunblane massacre occurs at Dunblane Primary School in Scotland. 16 children, 1 adult, and the attacker are killed
1997:
· Princess Diana dies in a car accident
· Hong Kong is returned to China
· A sheep, named Dolly, is successfully cloned
1998:
· President Bill Clinton is impeached
· India and Pakistan test nuclear weapons
· Bill Clinton admits to the Lewinsky affair
· The international Space Station is launched
· Two U.S Embassies are bombed in Africa
1999:
· Panama Canal is returned to Panama
· John F. Kennedy Jr. dies in a plane crash
· The Euro becomes Europe's currency
· School shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. 12 students are killed and 1 teacher