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Americans with Disabilities Act
the ADA is a law that protects people with disabilities in many areas of public life. -
Gulf War
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait -
Germany Reunifies
a geo-political event on 3 October 1990 by which the German Democratic Republic was dissolved and its territory became part of the Federal Republic of Germany to form present-day Germany -
LA Riots
a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California -
Clinton Elected
Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeated incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush, independent businessman Ross Perot of Texas, and a number of minor candidates. -
NAFTA
an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that created a trilateral trade bloc in North America -
Oklahoma City federal building bombed
a domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, on April 19, 1995 -
Defense of Marriage Act
prevented same-sex couples whose marriages were recognized by their home states from receiving the many benefits available to other married couples under federal law. -
Kosovo War
an armed conflict in Kosovo that started on 28 February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which controlled Kosovo before the war, and the Kosovo Albanian rebel group known as the Kosovo Liberation Army -
Seattle Protests against WTO
a series of protests surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, when members of the World Trade Organization convened at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington on November 30, 1999 -
Bush v. Gore
a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court on December 12, 2000, that settled a recount dispute in Florida's 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore -
9/11
four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamist extremist network al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 -
Summary
I feel like the most significant event was 9/11. The reason I feel this was so significant is because so many lives were lost that day and it was a huge shock for all of the US. Two of the most famous buildings in NYC were destroyed and loads of people lost loved ones on that tragic day. It also changed the way a lot of people viewed Muslims, which is pretty sad to think about. Overall, I believe that out of all the things that happened during the decade, 9/11 was for sure the more significant.