-
Period: to
Persian Gulf War
The invasion of Kuwait led to a United Nations Security Council embargo and sanctions on Iraq and a U.S.-led coalition air and ground war, which began on January 16, 1991, and ended with an Iraqi defeat and retreat from Kuwait on February 28, 1991. -
Cold War Ends
During 1989 and 1990, the Berlin Wall came down, borders opened, and free elections ousted Communist regimes everywhere in eastern Europe. In late 1991 the Soviet Union itself dissolved into its component republics. With stunning speed, the Iron Curtain was lifted and the Cold War came to an end. -
Contract with America
The "Contract with America" was the Republican plan in the 1994 election, calling for welfare reform, congressional term limits, and a balanced-budget amendment. In the mid-1990s, the Clinton administration sent billions of dollars in aid to Russia, which saw rising levels of private-sector business and foreign trade. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, on April 19, 1995, the second anniversary of the fiery end to the Waco siege. -
Bush v. Gore
Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98, was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that settled a recount dispute in Florida's 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. -
9/11 Attacks
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamist extremist network al-Qaeda against the United States -
Period: to
Great Recession
The Great Recession was a period of marked general decline observed in national economies globally, i.e. a recession, that occurred from late 2007 to 2009. The scale and timing of the recession varied from country to country. -
Obama president
Barack Obama's tenure as the 44th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2009, and ended on January 20, 2017. -
Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act, formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and colloquially known as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama.