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Dow Jones stocks
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 2,800 for the first time ever. -
The Hubble
The Hubble space craft project was launched. The Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. Although not the first space telescope, Hubble is one of the largest and most versatile, and is well known as both a vital research tool and a public relations boon for astronomy. -
The Gulf War
The Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 1990 – 17 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. -
WWW.
The World Wide Web was created. The World Wide Web (abbreviated WWW or the Web) is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), interlinked by hypertext links, and can be accessed via the Internet -
Bill Clinton
It was hardly his most memorable scandal, which is why you may have forgotten that during his first presidential campaign in 1992, it was revealed that Clinton had, decades before, used a number of tactics to avoid being drafted and sent to Vietnam. -
LA riots
riots result in over 50 deaths and $1 billion in damage, spurred by the acquittal of four Los Angeles Police Department officers accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King -
World Trade Center
Truck Bomb explodes in the parking garage, under the World Trade Center in New York City, killing 6 people and injuring thousands. -
Inauguration
Bill Clinton inaugurated as the 42nd President of the United States. -
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement goes into effect. -
Earthquake
1994 Northridge earthquake kills 72 and injures 9,000 in the Los Angeles area and causes $20 billion in damage. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
Oklahoma City bombing kills 168 and wounds 800. The bombing is the worst domestic terrorist incident in U.S. history, and the investigation resulted in the arrests of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols -
OJ
Retired professional football player O. J. Simpson is acquitted of two charges of first-degree murder in the 1994 slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman. The trial, which lasts nine months, receives worldwide publicity. -
TWA
TWA Flight 800 explodes off Long Island killing all 230 aboard. -
Bill Clinton...Again
President Bill Clinton is re-elected over Republican candidate Bob Dole in the presidential election. -
Bill Gates
As impossible as it might seem in today’s fiercely competitive tech world, in 1997, when Apple was within days of bankruptcy, Bill Gates announced that Microsoft would throw Steve Jobs’ beleaguered company a financial lifeline to the tune of a $150 million investment. -
Bill Clinton...Again...Again
Bill Clinton is inaugurated to his second-term. -
Bad Bill
Former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones accuses President Clinton of sexual harassment -
Clinton Impeached
ewinsky scandal: President Clinton is accused of having a sexual relationship with 22-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky. This leads to the impeachment of Clinton later in the year by the U.S. House of Representatives. Clinton is acquitted of all impeachment charges of perjury and obstruction of justice in a 21-day Senate trial -
Y2k
Along with the rest of the world, the U.S. prepares for the possible effects of the Y2K bug in computers, which was feared to cause computers to become inoperable and wreak havoc. -
Tornado
A violent tornado outbreak in Oklahoma kills 50 people and becomes the first to produce a tornado that causes $1 billion in damage.
