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Quit smoking
There was a big campaign to try to get people to stop smoking because they realized it causes disease. -
Goodfellas
A famous movie about the mob and what they do on the inside. -
Hubble telescope.
The telescope let us see the universe and give us a better understanding of it. -
World Wide web
The internet was created and was accessible to the world. -
Cold war ends
The cold war ends due to Russia's government being overthrown and the economy fell apart. -
L.A. riots
After Rodney King was beaten by police officers many riots broke out in downtown L.A. There's a video showing King being brutally beaten so people chose to take action. Completely vandalizing downtown LA and not letting people pass through without harming them. -
World trade bombing
The world trade center was bombed by a truck and 6 people were killed. -
Jurassic Park
Dinosaurs brought back to life and ran an amusement park, it became very popular. -
Forrest Gump
Forrest travels all over going through different periods of time. He experiences many different things and events. He also is always running to his destination. -
The rachel haircut
Jennifer Aniston played Rachel in friends and her haircut blew up and everyone had it. -
OJ Simpson
OJ was in a car chase that was all over national tv because he was accused of murdering his ex and her friend. He was chased all over tv everyone was watching. Even though the evidence was clear that he was guilty, the verdict was that he was not guilty. -
OKC bombing
A federal building was bombed in OKC. The bomb was pretty powerful killing 168 people, there was also a nursery at the bottom of the building. One man received a life sentence and the other one got the death sentence. -
Drew Berrymore
She became famous for being on the cover of playboy. -
Iron man record
Cal Ripken jr. broke Lou Gehrig's record for most consecutive games played. -
Toy Story
A movie about kids toys that come to life. -
East vs West coast
Rivalry between gangs in different regions, this included the bloods and crips. -
Tiger Woods wins masters
Tiger woods won one of the biggest golf tournaments in the country. -
Princess Diana dies
She died in a car crash, the entire world was devastated. -
Bill Clinton sex scandal
Bill Clinton cheated on his wife with Monica Lewinsky. He denied it saying he didn't have sexual relations, but there was too much evidence for it to not be true. He eventually admitted to it and people were upset since he lied. -
Columbine
Two students in trench coats planned and school shooting and killed themselves after. The whole thing was caught on video because of the school cameras. The students names were Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.
