1990 to 2020

By mahkaylacole

  • Bush Presidency

  • WorldWideWeb created

    This became the first web browser and the only one to have access to the web.

  • First Digital Camera

  • Cold War Ends

    After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Cold War comes to a close. Around this time the Berlin Wall came down and many countries starting fighting communism, like them the Soviet Union did too, soon resolving into republics.

  • Jefferey Dahmer Arrested

    Better known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, he was a serial killer and sex offender. He would lure men and boys to different areas for various reasons and would then kill them, have intercourse with the body, then finally dismember it.

  • Lithuania in the Summer Olympics

    One of the ex-soviet republics to leave the Soviet Union. After a lot of difficulties and gaining their independence they competed in their first Olympic games.

  • 1992 Los Angeles Uprising

    After excessive force used during the arrest of Rodney King, people took to the streets and rioted. These riots were joined by the Asian community as well after the death of Latasha Harlins the year before.

  • "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

    A policy created for gay and members of the LGBTQ+ community when joining the military. This gives them the right and safety to not be forced into telling what their sexuality is, aiming to make the military a safer place.

  • Clinton Presidency

  • Maastricht Treaty Signed

    The Maastricht Treaty, also known as the Treaty of the European Union, laid the foundation of how we know the EU today. This united the European countries by creating a standard for currency and citizenship.

  • Lethal Injection of the "Killer Clown"

    John Wayne Gacy, also known as the "Killer Clown" had killed over 33 young boys, and men and buried them under his Chicago home. He was sentenced to lethal injection and after plenty of issues during he died.

  • Rugby World Cup

    The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in South Africa after apartheid.

  • Federal Government Shut Down

  • Heatwave in Chicago

    The 1995 Heatwave in Chicago led to 739 heat related deaths in the city. These were caused from of couurse the hot weather but the lack of air conditioning as well as the residents not opening the windows or sleeping outside. The rage from this was the lack of warning, service, and preparation for the citizens living in Chicago.

  • Lewinsky Scandal

  • Dunbar Armed Robbery

    Six men robbed the Dunbar Armored facility, gaining $18.9 Million dollars which would now be the equivalent of $30.5 Million in 2020. The scene was left without a trace until years later one of the men slipped up by giving a real estate broker a stack of cash with the original currency stamp on it. This was the largest cash robbery in history.

  • NATO bombs Yugoslavia

    During the Kosovo War against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, NATO had launched a series of bombings until an agreement was reached. This was the first independent attack NATO had conducted. It is named "Operation Allied Force" by NATO, "Operation Noble Anvil" by the United States, and "Merciful Angel" by Yugoslavia due to translation issues.

  • Columbine High School Shooting

    Eric Harris (diagnosed a psychopath) and Dylan Klebold (depressed and suicidal) laughed at 'normal' school shooters and wanted something much grander. The original plan was to wire bombs in the cafeteria and enter after the bombs went off to shoot down the survivors, more bombs would be set up in the parking lot for the rescue workers, but this did not turn out. Instead of the mass murder they had in their minds to give people nightmares, it was dubbed "the worst school shooting in the world".

  • Clinton out of office

  • First Dating App

    Not necessarily the first social media website out there, the first being six degrees, but it influenced the creators of Facebook and YouTube.

  • No Child Left Behind Act

    As the title suggests, No Child Left Behind is a program enforced by schools to ensure that any students behind par or the learning curve be brought up. The students will be given tests throughout their years in school, including those in special education, to rank themselves among the rest in the country.

  • Bush II Presidency

    After taking office Bush pushed a $1.3 trillion tax cut program and the No Child Left Behind Act. He pushed for Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and faith-based welfare initiatives. He also created the Department of Homeland Security, launched the "War on Terror", signed the Patriot Act, ordered the invasion of Iraq, which started the Iraqi war, signed the Medicare Modernizationact and funded PEPFAR. This was all in his first term.

  • 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

    After Al-Qaeda coordinated four airplanes towards the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Washington D.C. 3 of the attacks were successful and the fourth was taken over by passengers and crash-landed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. After this event, the United States came together as one, after standing in terror many jumped in to save others around them.

  • Operation Enduring Freedom

    In response to the 9/11 attacks George W. Bush announced the start of airstrikes targeted at the Al-Qaeda and Taliban. This operation mainly focuses on the War in Afganistan and counterterrorism in the world.

  • Bush's First Pitch

    Before the third game of the Baseball World Series, George W. Bush threw the first pitch. Following 9/11 this was seen as an act of unity.

  • ABM Treaty Withdrawl

    On this day George W. Bush gave Russia the notice that the United States will soon be leaving the Anti-Ballistic Missle Treaty. In the following year both Russia and the United States signed SORT (Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty, or Treaty of Moscow) which limited their nuclear arsenal.

  • Beltway Sniper Attacks

    Also known as the D.C. sniper attacks were a series of coordinated sniper attacks from the trunk of a blue 1990 Chevrolet Caprice sedan. John Allen Muhammad accompanied by Lee Boyd Malvo took turns peeking out the bottom of the sedan while firing at people in the D.C./Maryland area. Before the specific sniper attacks, the duo had murdered and robbed a little in states Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, and Washington.

  • Operation Red Dawn

    After learning of two possible locations where Saddam Hussein, Iraqi dictator, was hiding nicknamed Wolverine 1 and 2. After coming up empty one of the soldiers had accidentally kicked a piece of the flooring aside which lead to Hussein's hiding spot. After this, he was detained and arrested.

  • Hurricane Katrina, Rita, and Wilma

  • First Data Breach

    In 2005 DSW Shoe Warehouse was breached and compromised over one million records. 1.4 million credit cards and names were on those accounts. This same year the first data breach affecting a college happened by exposing 32,000 students and staff's names, pictures, and social security numbers. Later in June hackers exposed over 40 million card accounts associated with CardSystems Solutions.

  • "Most Prolific Substantiated Modern Serial Killer"

    In the 2006 edition of Guinness World Records Pedro Lopez, a Colombia serial killer, was named the "Most Prolific Serial Killer". After killing and raping over 300 girls across Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador, he was arrested then released for good behavior and being sane. He soon had murdered again and has been on the run since, he is currently wanted by the police.

  • The First iPhone

    Maybe not the first smartphone but it was the first huge step up for the smartphone evolution.

  • Global Recession

  • Turkey and Armenia-World Cup

    In 2008 Turkey president visited Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, which broke the ice between the countries. They then negotiated deals between themselves to find a common ground and move on together.

  • Obama Presidency

  • Micheal Jackson Dies

    Micheal Jackson also named The King of Pop, set a huge impact on the world and the way that music was produced. He brought an immense amount of creativity and amazing music. After his death, his sales skyrocketed even higher than before his death.

  • Wells Fargo Money Laundering

    The Wachovia Corporation was acquired by Wells Fargo & Company in 2008. This was aimed to create North America's most "comprehensive distribution system" for financial services. Wachovia was found to have been allowing drug cartels into Mexico between 2004 and 2007 to allow almost $390 billion to be money laundered.

  • Affordable Care Act Effective

  • First ReWalk Exoskeleton

    This technology is a bionic walking assistance system targeted for paraplegics to stand, walk, and climb stairs.

  • Bin Laden Killed

    The smaller operation within Operation Enduring Freedom was named Operation Neptune Spear. This was conducted by the United States SEAL Team Six, this was a "kill-or-capture" operation but it was known from the start that the enemy had no intention of surrendering. In the end, Osama bin Laden was killed.

  • Curiosity Lands on Mars

  • Snowden Reveals Secrets

  • First Self Driving Tesla

    It may not have been the first self-driving car but it sparked something in car companies to add an autopilot system.

  • "Grindr Killer"

    Stephen Port, also known as the "Grindr Killer" was a serial killer and rapist. He used the app Grindr to lure in gay and bisexual men with wild made-up stories about his life, after meeting up he would give them a date rape drug, later killing them. Overall he is known to have at least 4 murders and multiple rape charges. 2015 marks the last of his murders.

  • Refugee Olympic Team

    In the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics a refugee team was created for those who've fled their country for safety. During the games these refugees were honored for their perseverance and gave inspiration to more refugees to come out of hiding.

  • Killer Clown Trend

    During 2016 Clown sightings began to start popping up of people disguised as evil clowns around schools and forests. Originally this was used as a publicity stunt for an upcoming horror film. The most notable case was in South Carolina where two men dressed up as the evil clowns tried luring a 9-year-old boy into the nearby woods.

  • America's Great Divide

  • Trump Presidency

  • "On Many Sides" Rally

    During the "On Many Sides" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, nationalists rallied to remove the statue of General Robert E. Lee. During this protest, a car had driven through the thick of the protesters killing 1 person and injuring over 19 people.

  • North and South Korea at the Winter Olympics

    At the 2018 Winter Olympics, both North and South Korea would be coming together to compete in a Women's Ice Hockey tournament. The ladies will go on to not represent their own side of the country but to unite the two.

  • Postal Pipe Bombings

  • Ocean Clean-Up

    A device was created in helping the ocean clean up become a reality helping pic out plastic and other harmful garbage and waste from the ocean water. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is where over 30 vessels and an airplane have been sent, more most likely to this day.

  • COVID-19 Emerges

    Originally started in Wuhan China in December of 2019, the COVID-19 virus had began spreading globally. To date this still affects day to say life and may continue affecting the way we live for the rest of our lives. Currently we're sitting at 170,186,529 cases and 3,565,259 deaths.

  • George Floyd Protests

    After the suffocation and death of George Floyd, the world went insane. During the pandemic a large whirlwind of protests began to emerge, sparking the Black Lives Movement, along with more communities demanding rights. Following this came the large issue of police control and how far enough is. Lucky enough we didn't live in Seattle where police were banned from certain areas of the city.