90s

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1990

Hubble Telescope Launched Into Space

Nelson Mandela Freed

1991

Collapse of the Soviet Union

The Cold War Ended

Operation Desert Storm

1992

Riots in Los Angeles After the Rodney King Verdict

1993

Cult Compound in Waco, Texas Raided

Use of the Internet Grows Exponentially

World Trade Center Bombed

1994

Channel Tunnel Opens, Connecting Britain and France

Nelson Mandela Elected President of South Africa

Rwandan Genocide

1995

Oklahoma City Bombing

Yitzhak Rabin Assassinated

1996

Mad Cow Disease Hits Britain

Unabomber Arrested

Scientists Clone Sheep

1997

Hale-Bopp Comet Visible

Hong Kong Returned to China

Pathfinder Sends Back Images of Mars

Princess Diana Dies in Car Crash

Tallest Buildings in the World Built in Kuala Lumpur

Tiger Woods Wins Masters

1998

India and Pakistan Test Nuclear Weapons

Titanic Most Successful Movie Ever

U.S. President Clinton Impeached

Viagra on the Market

1999

The Euro the New European Currency

Fear of Y2K Bug

JFK Jr. Dies in Plane Accident

Killing Spree at Columbine High School

NATO Attacks Serbia

Panama Canal Returns to Panama

2000

Elian Gonzalez Goes Home

Mapping the Human Genome

"ILOVEYOU" Virus Hits Thousands of Computers

Microsoft Ordered to Split

Russian Submarine Sunk in Barents Sea

Unclear Winner in U.S. Presidential Election

USS Cole Bombed

2001