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The 1990's
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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela is freed after spending 27 years as a political prisoner. -
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Sadly the 1990's brought tragedy to Eric Clapton's life again when fellow guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, who was touring with Clapton, and two members of their road crew were killed in a helicopter crash between concerts -
Vanilla Ice
This was the first rap record to go all the way to #1. Vanilla Ice cooled off after this single, not having another hit on the billboard charts in the 1990's -
NBA Hall of Fame
Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin & Larry Fleisher elected to NBA Hall of Fame -
Minnesota Mall of America
The largest shopping mall in the US, Minnesota's Mall of America is constructed spanning 78 acres -
New Kids On The Block
After seven years together, New Kids On The Block go their separate ways, proving that perhaps they did not have The Right Stuff after all -
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan retires from the NBA to play minor league baseball. He returns to the NBA 17 months later -
Nancy Kerrigan
American figure skater, Nancy Kerrigan, is clubbed in the knee one month before the Winter Olympics. It was later discovered that the attack was organized by associates of rival skater, Tonya Harding. Despite her injury, Kerrigan still went on to win the silver metal at the Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. -
OJ Simpson
The trail of former NFL star OJ Simpson begins. He is accused of murdering his ex-wife and her friend Ron Goldman. OJ is later found not guilty. -
Unabomber
The US, "The Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is arrested. Kaczynski killed three people and injured many more with mail bombs -
Dolly
Dolly the cloned sheep is born at the Roslin Institute in Scotland. She is the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. -
Titanic
The movie Titanic, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, is released. It goes on to become the highest grossing movie of all time. -
Solo Spice
Geri Halliwell (AKA Ginger Spice) leaves the Spice Girls to become Solo Spice -
Columbine shooting
Two students go on a shooting spree at Columbine High School in Colorado. They kill 13 people and then themselves. -
Y2K Bug
While the world parties like it's 1999 (if you read that and thought, "Huh?" ask your 'rents about a dude named Prince), computer geeks freak out about the "Y2K Bug." It turns out that the world didn't end. Go figure.
