Tiimeline 1990-2013

  • us supreme court upsets law banning flag buring

  • mad cow deasese alarms eurpoe

  • us submarine greenville sinks japanese fishing boat killing 9

  • tamil tigers and srianken govt sign a ceses fire agreement ending 19 years of civial war

  • suicide bombings destroys UN headquarters in bagdad killing 24 including top envory sergio vieira de mello

  • 380 tons of explosives reported mssing in iraq

  • millions of iraq voters ratify a new consituion

  • hezbollah a lebanese miltarnt group fires rockets into isral in response isreal lanches a major military attack sending tousands of troops

  • the minimum wage increases to 5,85 up from 5,15 its the first increase in 10 years wadge will incerase 70 cents each year

  • californias supreme court rules 4 to 3 that same sex couuples have a constitutional right to marry

  • general motors files for bankruptcy and announces it will close 14 plants in the us

  • the unemployment rate drops to 9.7% in january 2010 down from 10% in december

  • 115 mile per hour winds hurricane irene moves up to the eastern seaboard 44 people killed in 13 states

  • former penn state football coach is sentenced to 30-60 years in prison for molesting boys

  • NASA is predicting that the coming solar maximum could produce very energetic solar flare