The 1990s
A year-by-year look at major events from the decade.
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Nelson Mandela released from prison
Hubble Telescope launched into space
Lech Walesa becomes first president of Poland
Muppets creator and puppeteer Jim Henson dies
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Soviet Union collapses
Operation Desert Storm
South Africa repeals apartheid laws
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer arrested
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Riots in Los Angeles after Rodney King verdict
Nicotine patch hits market
John Gotti convicted on racketeering and murder charges
Hurricane Andrew ravages Florida
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Branch Davidian compound standoff in Waco, Texas
Internet use takes off
World Trade Center bombed
Lorena Bobbit wields her knife
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Channel Tunnel opens, connecting Britain and France
Nelson Mandela elected president of South Africa
O.J. Simpson arrested for double murder
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Oklahoma City bombing
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin assassinated
Gas attack in Tokyo subway kills 12
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Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta
Mad Cow Disease hits Britain
Two royal divorces (Prince Charles and Diana, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson)
Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski arrested
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Hale-Bopp "The Great Comet of 1997" shines bright in the sky
Hong Kong returned to China
Princess Diana dies in Paris car crash
Scientists clone sheep
Tiger Woods makes history by winning The Masters
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India and Pakistan test nuclear weapons
"Titanic" sets box office records
House votes to impeach President Bill Clinton
Viagra hits drug store shelves
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Senate acquits President Clinton in impeachment trial
Europe adopts single currency, the Euro
JFK Jr. dies in plane crash
Columbine massacre
Panama Canal turned over to Panama
Y2K bug fears as new millennium approaches
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Credits:
CBS/AP
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