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Hubble telescope launched into space
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Collapse of the Soviet Union
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Official end of the Cold War
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use of the internet grows exponentially
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Nelson Mandela elected president of South Africa
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Oklahoma City bombing
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Mad Cow Disease Hits Britain
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Hong Kong returned to China
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U.S. President Cliton impeached
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NATO attacks Serbia
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Mapping the Human Genome
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9/11
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U.S. withdraws from international courty treatry
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North Korea withdraws from treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons
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Summer Olympics take place in Athens, Greece
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Millions of Iraqi voters ratify a new constitution
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Democrat gain control of both houses of Congress in the midterm elections
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The Senate confirms Mike McConnell as the director of National Intelligence
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New York Giants defeated New England Patriots 17-14
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President Obama signs an executive order banning federal workers from texting while driving
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The 2010 Winter Olympics opened in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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U.S. troops and CIA operatives shoot and kill Osama Bin Laden
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Death of Whitney Houston