Here are some important dates and events of the 1990s, domestic and international!
1990
January 13 - Douglas Wilder became the U.S.'s first elected black governor when he became Governor of Virginia.
February 11 -Nelson Mandela was released from prison.
October 3 - West Germany and East Germany reunited as a new country after 45 years of division.
January 13 - Douglas Wilder became the U.S.'s first elected black governor when he became Governor of Virginia.
February 11 -Nelson Mandela was released from prison.
October 3 - West Germany and East Germany reunited as a new country after 45 years of division.
1991
January 17- February 28- Operation Desert Storm was conducted by President George Bush Sr. Also known as the Gulf War, it was a response to Iraq's annexation and invasion of Kuwait.
March 3 - The case of Rodney King first arose when footage of him being beaten by Los Angeles police officers surfaced.
August 29 - The Supreme Soviet ended the U.S.S.R. by suspending all activities of the Communist Party.
December 25 - Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev announced his resignation on television.
January 17- February 28- Operation Desert Storm was conducted by President George Bush Sr. Also known as the Gulf War, it was a response to Iraq's annexation and invasion of Kuwait.
March 3 - The case of Rodney King first arose when footage of him being beaten by Los Angeles police officers surfaced.
August 29 - The Supreme Soviet ended the U.S.S.R. by suspending all activities of the Communist Party.
December 25 - Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev announced his resignation on television.
1992
April 29 - The four Los Angeles police officers who beat up Rodney King were acquitted by a jury in Simi Valley. A riot broke out that caused 54 deaths and $1 billion in damage.
May 7 - The 27th Amendment was passed to delay laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.
August 11 - The Mall of America was opened in Minnesota.
August 24 - Hurricane Andrew hit Florida to cause 55 deaths in Florida, Louisiana, and the Bahamas.
December 24 - President Bush pardoned members of the Iran-Contra scandal, including former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger.
December 25 - The Cold War officially ended.
April 29 - The four Los Angeles police officers who beat up Rodney King were acquitted by a jury in Simi Valley. A riot broke out that caused 54 deaths and $1 billion in damage.
May 7 - The 27th Amendment was passed to delay laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.
August 11 - The Mall of America was opened in Minnesota.
August 24 - Hurricane Andrew hit Florida to cause 55 deaths in Florida, Louisiana, and the Bahamas.
December 24 - President Bush pardoned members of the Iran-Contra scandal, including former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger.
December 25 - The Cold War officially ended.
1993
February 26 - The World Trade Center was bombed in the garage. Six people were killed, and over 1,000 people were injured.
February 28 - A gun battle occurred near Waco, Texas when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents tried to issue warrants to the Branch Davidians. 10 participants were killed.
September 13 - The Prime Minister of Israel and a chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization shook hands after signing an accord that gave limited autonomy to Palestine.
November 11 - Bill Clinton was elected as President of the United States.
February 26 - The World Trade Center was bombed in the garage. Six people were killed, and over 1,000 people were injured.
February 28 - A gun battle occurred near Waco, Texas when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents tried to issue warrants to the Branch Davidians. 10 participants were killed.
September 13 - The Prime Minister of Israel and a chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization shook hands after signing an accord that gave limited autonomy to Palestine.
November 11 - Bill Clinton was elected as President of the United States.
1994
April 7 - July 15 - The Rwandan Genocide caused 500,000-1,000,000 deaths when there was a mass slaughter of the Tutsi tribe in Rwanda.
May 9 - Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa as the country's first black president.
June 17 - California police charged O.J. Simpson with murder of his wife and her friend. They chased him along Southern California highways before he surrendered.
October 26 - The Prime Minister of Israel and the Prime Minister of Jordan signed a peace treaty, and President Clinton was present.
April 7 - July 15 - The Rwandan Genocide caused 500,000-1,000,000 deaths when there was a mass slaughter of the Tutsi tribe in Rwanda.
May 9 - Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa as the country's first black president.
June 17 - California police charged O.J. Simpson with murder of his wife and her friend. They chased him along Southern California highways before he surrendered.
October 26 - The Prime Minister of Israel and the Prime Minister of Jordan signed a peace treaty, and President Clinton was present.
1995
April 19 - The Oklahoma City Bombing left 168 people dead and over 500 injured outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building after a truck bomb exploded. Timothy McVeigh was convicted and sentenced to death for the crime.
June 29 - The largest man-made satellite to orbit the Earth happened when the shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir docked.
November 21 - Peace was made in Bosnia between three rival Balkan states.
November 30 - President Clinton visited Northern Ireland as the first U.S. chief executive to do so.
April 19 - The Oklahoma City Bombing left 168 people dead and over 500 injured outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building after a truck bomb exploded. Timothy McVeigh was convicted and sentenced to death for the crime.
June 29 - The largest man-made satellite to orbit the Earth happened when the shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir docked.
November 21 - Peace was made in Bosnia between three rival Balkan states.
November 30 - President Clinton visited Northern Ireland as the first U.S. chief executive to do so.
1996
February 8 - President Clinton signed legislation to revamp the telecommunications industry at the Library of Congress.
September 24 - The United States signed a treaty to end the testing and development of nuclear weapons with the world's other major nuclear powers.
February 8 - President Clinton signed legislation to revamp the telecommunications industry at the Library of Congress.
September 24 - The United States signed a treaty to end the testing and development of nuclear weapons with the world's other major nuclear powers.
1997
March 4 - President Clinton banned federal funding for human cloning research.
July 1 - Hong Kong went back to Chinese rule from 156 years as a British colony.
August 31 - Princess Diana of Wales was killed in a car accident in a tunnel by the Seine in Paris.
March 4 - President Clinton banned federal funding for human cloning research.
July 1 - Hong Kong went back to Chinese rule from 156 years as a British colony.
August 31 - Princess Diana of Wales was killed in a car accident in a tunnel by the Seine in Paris.
1998
December 19 - President Bill Clinton was impeached with charges of perjury and obstruction of justice as the second President of the United States to have been officially impeached.
December 19 - President Bill Clinton was impeached with charges of perjury and obstruction of justice as the second President of the United States to have been officially impeached.
1999
February 12 - The Senate acquitted President Bill Clinton of impeachment. He remained in office.
April 20 - The Columbine High School massacre occurred when two students stormed the high school in Littleton, Colorado with guns and explosives. 13 were killed, and dozens more were wounded. It was considered the nation's deadliest school massacre.
December 31- The Panama Canal was officially signed over to Panama. In 1977, Jimmy Carter signed a treaty that would return the Panama Canal to Panama, and that was when it officially happened.
February 12 - The Senate acquitted President Bill Clinton of impeachment. He remained in office.
April 20 - The Columbine High School massacre occurred when two students stormed the high school in Littleton, Colorado with guns and explosives. 13 were killed, and dozens more were wounded. It was considered the nation's deadliest school massacre.
December 31- The Panama Canal was officially signed over to Panama. In 1977, Jimmy Carter signed a treaty that would return the Panama Canal to Panama, and that was when it officially happened.