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Deadline for Equal Rights Amendment
The deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment -- it was passed without the necessary votes -
Challenger explodes
space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after takeoff. The worst accident in the Space Administration's history -
invasion of Kuwait
Iraqi troops invade Kuwait leading to the Persian Gulf War -
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Persian Gulf War
The US starts to send troops to Kuwait to drive out the Iraqi forces called in code "Desert Storm" -
START Treaty
The US and the Soviet Union agree to reduce their nuclear arms further -
Sexual harassment
Paula Jones files a law suit on President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment -
Federal office bombing
A bombing of a federal office building in Oklahoma City kills 168 people -
Sexual Relations Denial
President Clinton denies having sexual relations with a Whitehouse intern named Monica Lewinsky -
admitting to sexual harassment
President Clinton admits to having sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky on nationally broadcasted TV -
Columbine High School Shooting
Shooting at Columbine High School leaves 14 students and 1 teacher dead. 23 others wounded -
9/11
two hijacked planes crash into the twin towers and one into the Pentagon. A fourth is taken down in rural Pennsylvania by the passengers. More than 3,000 people die in the attacks