1990's HIstory

By Nolan_Bias

  • Minimum Wage

    Minimum wage across the United States has went from $3.35-$3.80.
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    1990's

    Listing all of the important events of the 90's.

  • Cali Gas

    California gas prices have increased by five cents per gallon.

  • Iraq Invasion

    Iraq invades Kuwaitt

  • Cali Population reaches 30 Million

    California's Population reaches 30 Million

  • Gas Price

    Federal Gasoline prices increase by 5 cents a gallon.

  • Cali Gas

    Gas raises in California by 1 cent per gallon.

  • Approval of Force

    Congress approves use of military force of Iraq

  • Military

    United States begins military action on Iraq

  • Kuwaitt troops

    Kuqaitt's miltiary withdraws troops form Afghanistan.

  • Cease Fire

    President George Bush ordered a cease fire on Iraq.

  • Minimum Wage

    Minimum wage increased form $3.80 to $4.25

  • Earthquake

    Sierra Madre earthquake in Los Angeles.

  • Cali Gas

    Californian Gas goes up by 1 cent a gallon

  • LA Flood

    Los Angeles floods

  • Earthquake

    There is an Earthwuake that occured in Palm Springs.

  • Riots

    Los Angeles riots

  • Hurricane

    Hurrican Andrew hits Florida and Louisiana

  • CarBomb

    1993 - Truck Bomb explodes in the parking garage, under the World Trade Center in New York City, killing 6 people and injuring thousands

  • Branch Davidians standoff

    1993 - Branch Davidians standoff and fire near Waco, Texas, resulting in the deaths of 76 people including their leader, David Koresh.

  • Massive Floods

    1993 - Massive flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers kill 50 people and devastate the Midwest with $15–$16billion

  • Storm of the century

    1993 - The "Storm of the Century" strikes the Eastern Seaboard, with blizzard conditions and severe weather, killing 300 people and causing $6 billion in damage.

  • Dont ask, dont tell.

    1993 - President Clinton signs 'Don't ask, don't tell' into law which prohibits openly gay or bisexual people from serving in the military.

  • Stanely Cup

    1994 - New York Rangers Win Stanley Cup.

  • Earthquake

    1994 - 1994 Northridge earthquake kills 72 and injures 9,000 in the Los Angeles area and causes $20 billion in damage.

  • Republicans

    1995 - Following the 1994 elections, Republicans gain control of both the House and Senate for the first time since 1955.

  • Bombing

    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

  • OJ Simpson

    1995 - Retired professional football player O. J. Simpson is acquitted of two charges of first-degree murder in the 1994 slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman. The trial, which lasts nine months, receives worldwide publicity.

  • Heat Wave

    1995 - A heat wave kills 750 in Chicago, bringing to attention the plight of the urban poor and the elderly in extreme weather conditions

  • Budget Crisis

    1995-1996 - A budget crisis forces the federal government to shutdown for several weeks.

  • Snowstorm

    1996 - A snowstorm along the East Coast kills 150 people and causes $3 billion in damage

  • Flight explosion

    1996 - TWA Flight 800 explodes off Long Island killing all 230 aboard.

  • Another Bombing

    1996 - Khobar Towers bombing leaves 19 U.S. servicemen dead in Saudi Arabia

  • More bombings

    1996 - Centennial Olympic Park bombing at Summer Olympics in Atlanta kills 1 and injures 111

  • Crisis Scare

    1997 - Sparked by a global economic crisis scare, the Dow Jones Industrial Average follows world markets and plummets 554.26, or 7.18%, to 7,161.15

  • Seven Baby birth

    1997 - Des Moines, Iowa resident Bobbi McCaughey gives birth to septuplets in the second known case where all seven babies are born alive, and the first in which all survive infancy

  • Sexual Harrassment

    1998 - Former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones accuses President Clinton of sexual harassment

  • Embassy Bombings

    1998 - 224 killed in 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya

  • Gay Murder

    1998 - Gay college student Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered near the University of Wyoming. He becomes a symbol of gay-bashing victims and sparking public reflection on homophobia in the U.S.

  • Impeachment

    1998-1999 - Lewinsky scandal: President Clinton is accused of having a sexual relationship with 22-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky. This leads to the impeachment of Clinton later in the year by the U.S. House of Representatives. Clinton is acquitted of all impeachment charges of perjury and obstruction of justice in a 21-day Senate trial

  • Columbine

    1999 - Two teenage students murder 13 other students and teachers at Columbine High School. It is the deadliest mass murder at a high school in U.S. history, and sparks debates on gun control and bullying.

  • Tornado Outbreak

    1999 - A violent tornado outbreak in Oklahoma kills 50 people and becomes the first to produce a tornado that causes $1 billion in damage.

  • Industrial Average

    1999 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark for the first time, at 10,006.78

  • Plane Crash

    1999 - The first officer deliberately crashes EgyptAir Flight 990 south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing 217

  • Y2K Preparation

    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 computers to become inoperable and wreak havoc.