Events in the 1990's

By basilea19

  • Hubble Telescope is launched

    Hubble Telescope is launched
    http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/

  • Gulf War ends

    Gulf War ends

  • WWW is made available to the public

    WWW is made available to the public

  • Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana is released and begins the grunge revolution

    Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana is released and begins the grunge revolution
    When this song was released, a new type of music, grunge was popularized

  • Collapse of the Soviet Union

    Collapse of the Soviet Union

  • First episode of reality TV is aired

    First episode of reality TV is aired
    "The Real World" was the first reality TV show, and this was the date it aired

  • World Trade Center is bombed for the first time

    World Trade Center is bombed for the first time

  • Michael Jordan retires from the NBA for the first time

    Michael Jordan retires from the NBA for the first time

  • Nelson Mandela is elected president

    Nelson Mandela is elected president

  • OJ Simpson trial starts

    OJ Simpson trial starts

  • Ebay is invented

    Ebay is invented

  • First animal, Dolly the sheep, is succesfully cloned

    First animal, Dolly the sheep, is succesfully cloned

  • Titanic, the highest grossing movie is released

    Titanic, the highest grossing movie is released

  • Texas Heat Wave begins

    Texas Heat Wave begins
    Some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded (120 degrees Fahrenheit) were recorded, and many people were killed. Many droughts also occured>http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?ID=3176&method=full</a>

  • The Columbine Tragedy Occurs

    The Columbine Tragedy Occurs