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  • Nelson Mandela Freed From Prison
  • Reunition of Germany after the destruction of Berlin Wall
  • Iraq invades Kuwait
  • collapse of the Soviet Union
  • Hubble Space Telescope
  • Clear Air Act
  • The Washington, D.C. mayor is caught with drugs
  • David Dinkins is the first African American mayor of New York City
  • George H.W. Bush vetoed Civil Rights Bill of 1990 that could have established racial equality in employment
  • David Koresh is revealed as a polygamist sect leader
  • Peace is achieved in El Salvador
  • First web browser invented
  • Operation desert storm
  • Panama's leader Genmanuel, surrenders to U.S athority's
  • Time, Inc. and Warner Communications, Inc. merge to create "Time Warner" (now "TimeWarner")
  • Mikhail Grobachev is elected the first (and last) executive president of the USSR.
  • Greta Garbo, Jim Henson, Rex Harrison, and Roald Dahl pass on.
  • "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", "Law & Order", "America's Funniest Home Videos", "Beverly Hills, 90210", and "Tiny Toon Adventures" premiere on TV
  • "The Simpsons" premiere on FOX in January
  • The World Health Organization removes homosexuality from its list of diseases. Americans start to respect and get used to gay releationships.
  • NC-17 movie rating created



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