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1992
Bush and Yeltsin proclain a formal end to the cold war -
Period: to
the good ol days
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1993
British House of Commons approves European unity pact -
1994
US sends ferces to persian Gulf. -
1995
US rescues mexico's economy with $20-billion aid program. -
1996
Britain alarmed by an outbreak of "mad cow" disease. -
1997
Two convicted in New York Trade Center bombing. -
1998
Starr Report by independent counsel outlines case for impeachment proceedings against President. -
1999
US Senate opens impeachment trial of President Clinton. -
2000
U.S. sailors on Navy destroyer Cole die in Yemen terrorist explosion. -
2001
Bush signs new tax-cut law, the largest in 20 years. -
2002
Boston archbishop Cardinal Bernard Law resigns as a result of the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandals and cover-up of priest-child molestation. -
2003
In one of the most important rulings on the issue of affirmative action in twenty-five years-the Supreme Court decisively upholds the right of affirmative action in higher education.