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Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall torn down; reunification of East and West Germany follows. -
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela elected president. -
Tony Blair
Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister -
World Trade Center
Hijacked planes crash into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a field in rural Pennsylvania. Thousands of lives are lost. -
Tsunami
Tsunami devastates SouthEast Asia
