1990s
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1990
 Hubble Telescope Launched Into Space
 Nelson Mandela Freed
1991
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Collapse of the Soviet Union
Copper Age Man Found Frozen in Glacier
Operation Desert Storm
South Africa Repeals Apartheid Laws
1992
 Official End of the Cold War
 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
 Nelson Mandela Elected President of South Africa
 O.J. Simpson Arrested for Double Murder
 Rwandan Genocide
1995
 Sarin Gas Attack in Tokyo Subway
 Oklahoma City Bombing
 Yitzhak Rabin Assassinated
1996
 Mad Cow Disease Hits Britain
 Two Royal Divorces
 Unabomber Arrested
1997
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British Au Pair on Trial for Murder
Hale-Bopp Comet Visible
Hong Kong Returned to China
Pathfinder Sends Back Images of Mars
Princess Diana Dies in Car Crash
Scientists Clone Sheep
Tallest Buildings in the World Built in Kuala Lumpur
1998
 India and Pakistan Test Nuclear Weapons
1990s
 Titanic Most Successful Movie Ever
 U.S. President Clinton Impeached
1999
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2000
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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
Elian Gonzalez Goes Home
Mapping the Human Genome
"ILOVEYOU" Virus Hits Thousands of Computers
Microsoft Ordered to Split
Unclear Winner in U.S. Presidential Election
USS Cole Bombed