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Major events in the 1990’s

Major events in the 1990’s. Events on the test will be taken from this presentation. 1990 and 1991. 1990 Hubble telescope launched into space Nelson Mandela Freed 1991 Collapse of the Soviet Union Copper age man found in glacier Operation Desert Storm South Africa repeals Apartheid Laws.

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Major events in the 1990’s

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  1. Major events in the 1990’s Events on the test will be taken from this presentation

  2. 1990 and 1991 • 1990 • Hubble telescope launched into space • Nelson Mandela Freed • 1991 • Collapse of the Soviet Union • Copper age man found in glacier • Operation Desert Storm • South Africa repeals Apartheid Laws

  3. 1992 and 1993 • 1992 • Official end of the cold war • Riots in los Angeles after Rodney King Verdict • 1993 • Lorena Bobbitt takes..brutual revenge • Use of the internet grows exponentially • World trade center bombed

  4. 1994 and 1995 • 1994 • Chunnel opens connecting Britain and France • OJ Simpson arrested for double murder • Nelson Mandela elected president of South Africa • 1995 • Oklahoma City Bombing • Sarin Gas Attack in Tokyo subway

  5. 1996 and 1997 • 1996 • Royal Divorce • Unabomber arrested • DVD Player introduced in the US • 1997 • Hale-Bopp comet visible • Hong Kong returned to China • Princess Diana dies in car crash • Tiger Woods wins Masters

  6. 1988 and 1989 • 1988 • Pan Am Flight 103 is bombed over Locerbie • U.S. shoots down Iranian Airliner • 1989 • Berlin Wall falls • Exxon Valdez spill • Tiananmen Square massacre

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