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DNA Advances/Human Genome Project
With advances in DNA medical research was increased and it helped crime fighting. The Human Genome Project is a project that is attempting to map the human genome. -
Invasion of Kukait
Saddam Hussein, the Dictator of Iraq, invaded because of oil and the US and 40 allies go in and liberate Kuwait. -
Hubble Telescope
Once disastrous turns into a success, couldn't see at first be modifications were made and was every successful. -
East and West Berlin
The Berlin wall was torn down -
Nelson Mandela
Was imprisoned for 27 years for being a political activist against segregation. Was elected president of South Africa after he got out. -
Internet
The internet spawned from the ARPANET system which linked governement agencies. In 1985 the National Scenece Foundation funded supercomputers where people could access information, this paved the way for the internet which came about in 1991 using "http" -
Yeltsen Becomes President of Russia
For the first time in Russia's history they had a democratic election in which Borris Yeltsen was elected President of Russia. -
USSR Dissolved
Gorbachev signs the U.S.S.R. out of existence. When this happens the Cold War is finally over. -
DOT Com Economy
Economy that revolved around investing heavily in internet companies. -
Break up of Yugoslavia
The different states of Yugoslavia were breaking up after the communist government that was keeping them togethor dissolved. Ratko Mladic, Bosnian, and Serbian leaders did mass genocide they called "ethnic clensing" -
Rodney King Incident
An African American man was assaulted by police officers, in LA, who were aquited from police brutality charges. This created the largest riots in American history -
Apartheid of South Africa
Until 1992 South Africa was legally segregated, this started after WW2 and white supremicists ruled. -
1992 Election
George Bush won the Republican nominmation and Bill Clinton won the Democratic nomination. There was a third party, H. Ross Perot who ran on a no-nonsense basis and appealed to grassroots movement. Clinton Won with 43% of the popular vote and 370 electoral votes. -
Hillary Clinton/Health Care Reform
Hillary Clinton was the first lady for Clinton and she was given the task to reform health care so everyone in the country could have it. Was shot down because of the cost. -
Brady Bill
The Brady Bill made people have a waiting period before getting a gun and the dealors had to run backround checks on the customers. -
World Trade Center Bombing (First)
Al Qaeda detonated a bomb on the north tower of the World trade center. The bomb killed 5 people. -
Waco Crisis
A cult was held up in there compound and the ATF and FBI wanted to go in but they wouldn't let them and the standoff ended violently when the compound burned down and 75 people died. -
Somalia Intervention
US was in Somalia for famine relief. The mission turned inot a raid on trying to stop warloards from taking food and 18 US troops were killed in an incident dubbed "Black Hawk Down" -
Don't Ask Don't Tell
This was Clinton's attmept to answer whether homosexuals were allowed to serve in the military. This law stated that a homosexual can serve as long as they don't reveal their sexual orientation. -
Newt Gingrich/Contract with America
Newt Gingrich, leader of the Republican party, along with the members of the Republican party made a Contract with America that stated what the Republican party wanted, like lower taxes and Welfare reform. -
MLB Strike
The MLB players went on strike for money and the entire baseball season got canceled. This was the first time since its creation that the world series wasn't played. -
North Korean Nuclear Missile Concerns
North Korea was rumored to have a nuclear missile but it appears that they have no such weapon. -
Whitewater Investigation
The Whitewater investigation spawned from the Clinton's investing in the Whitewater development while still governor of Arkansas. -
Channel Tunnel
This tunnel connects France and England by making a tunnel under the English Channel that carries high speed passenger trains and large comercial freight trains. -
Channel Tunnel
This tunnel connects France and England by making a tunnel under the English Channel that carries high speed passenger trains and large comercial freight trains. -
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OJ Simpson Crime and Trial
On June 12 Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found murdered outsided Brown's house. OJ was aquited of the murder and found not guilty surprising the entire country. -
NAFTA Agreement
The NAFTA agreement (North American Free Trade Agreement) is an agreement that allows Mexico, America, and Canada to trade freely without tariffs and taxes. -
Oklahoma Bombing
A man drove a car into Oklahoma City and detonated a bomb destroying several buildings and killing 658 people. -
Windows '95
Windows '95 was released. This was the first modern like windows operating system with a point and click mouse. -
Blizzard of '96
This was the largest snow storm on the Northeastern seaboard creating record snow fall. The blizzard shut down the area for days. -
Election of 1996
Clinton was the Democratic Nominee running against Republican Bob Dole and Third Party member Ross Perot. Clinton won by a moderate margin. -
US Military Barracks Bombing
A truck drove up to US military barracks in Saudi Arabia and exploded wounding 15. -
Flight 800
The plane had just taken off when it exploded killing all 230 people aboard. It was initially thought to be a terrorist attack but the FBI released a statement that no evidence to that effect had been found. -
Olypic Park Bombing
An anti-abortion activist set off a bomb that killed one person and wounded many. This was outside Olympic Park in Atlanta. -
Independence of Hong Kong
England gives over complete control of Hong Kong to China. Previously Hong Kong was an England common wealth. -
Unabomber Pleads Guilty
The unabomber receives life sentence without parole. The unabomber sent mail bombs to several people. -
Lewinsky Affair
President Clinton admits to having a sexual realtionship with Monica Lewinsky. Congress impeaches the President as a result. -
Newt Gingrich Resigns
The former republican speaker of the house resigns. He resigned in disgrace because he violated the ethics code of Congress. -
US Bombs Al Shaifa Plant
The US military bombs a pharmaceutical plant in Sudan claiming it had terrorists. This was an attempt at killing terrorists such as Sadaam Hussein. -
Clinton Acquitted
Clinton was acquited of commiting perjury and obstruction of justice. -
Columbine School Shooting
Two seniors at Columbine High School came in and killed 12 students and 1 teacher, and injuring students. -
NATO Bombs Serbia
NATO launched a 78 day offensive to fight the Serbian forces who had made attacks on the Kosovo section of their own country. -
Panama Canal
The US gave the rights of the Panama Canal to the country of Panama. It used to be the US's -
Y2K Bug
The Y2K bug that was thought to have the possibility of crashing the worlds computers. What would happen was because the dates on the computers would only show that last two digits of the year then in the year 2000 it would show 00 and the computer would think it was 1900. Many people were paranoid about wide spread poer outages and brouhaha. -
Dot Com Bubble and Crash
The worth of the websites worth extremely overrated and they crashed creating an economic downturn
