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Iraq Invasion of Kuwait
Iraq invasion of Kuwait. Desert Shield begins as the United States and the UK send troops to Kuwait. -
Cold War Closes
The Cold War was an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II. ... Orwell understood it as a nuclear stalemate between “super-states”: each possessed weapons of mass destruction and was capable of annihilating the other. -
Clinton Becomes President
Bill Clinton wins the presidential election, to become the 42nd president of the United States. -
World Trade Center Bombing
A bomb set by terrorists exploded below this site. This horrible act of violence killed innocent people, injured thousands, and made victims of us all." The fountain was destroyed with the rest of the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks. -
Northridge Earthquake
Damage was widespread, as buildings, shopping centers, parking lots and portions of major freeways all collapsed. At least 57 people perished, while thousands more were injured. -
OJ Simpson Found Not Guilty
Simpson murder case. Not Guilty in violation of Penal Code Section 187(a), a felony upon Nicole Brown Simpson, a human being. Simpson was tried and acquitted on two counts of murder for the June 12, 1994, slashing deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. -
Fox News Debut
In February 1996, after former NBC executive and Republican political strategist Roger Ailes left America's Talking (now MSNBC), Murdoch called him to start the Fox News Channel. Ailes worked individuals through five months of 14-hour workdays and several weeks of rehearsal shows before launch, on October 7, 1996. -
Titanic Movie Released
James Cameron's "Titanic" is an epic, action-packed romance set against the ill-fated maiden voyage of the R.M.S. Titanic; the pride and joy of the White Star Line and, at the time, the largest moving object ever built. She was the most luxurious liner of her era -- the "ship of dreams" -- which ultimately carried over 1,500 people to their death in the ice-cold waters of the North Atlantic in the early hours of April 15, 1912. -
Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal
The Clinton–Lewinsky scandal was a United States political sex scandal that involved 49-year-old President Bill Clinton and 22-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The sexual relationship took place between 1995 and 1997 and came to light in 1998. -
Clinton Impeached
Clinton was charged with obstruction of juice and abuse of power. The US Senate ruled him out of the office with two perjury.
