1990 to 1999
What is happening in history...1990 - Hubble Space Telescope launched during Space Shuttle Discovery mission
1990 - Iraq invades Kuwait leading to the Gulf War 1991 - The Gulf War is waged in the Middle East, by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from thirty-four nations, led by the U.S. and United Kingdom, against Iraq 1991 - The World Wide Web is publicly debuted as an Internet service 1992 - Bill Clinton defeats President George H.W. Bush to become President 1993 - The "Storm of the Centruy" strikes the Eastern Seaboard, with blizzard conditions and severe weather, killing 300 people and causing $6 billion in damage 1993 - Massive flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers kill 50 people and devastates the Midwest 1993 - President Clinton signs "Don't ask, don't tell" into law which prohibits openly gay or bisexual people from serving in the miliary 1995 - Following the 1994 elections, Republicans gain control of both the House and Senate for the first time since 1955 1995 - Oklahoma City bombing kills 168 and wounds 800. The bombing is the worst domestic terrorist incident in U.S. history, and the investigation resulted in the arrests of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols 1996 - Bill Clinton is re-elected as President 1998 - 224 killed in 1998 U.S. Embassy bombing in Tanzania and Kenya 1999 - Along with the rest of the world, the U.S. prepares for the possible effects of the Y2K bug in computers, which was feared to cause compjuters to become inoperable and wreak havoc |