1990s
The first successfully cloned animal
What was Dolly the Sheep?
The Patriot Act was passed shortly after this terrorist attack in the United States
What was September 11, 2001 (9/11)?
The founder and leader of al-Qaeda, killed on 2 May, 2011
Who was Osama Bin Laden?
This tragic event at a Colorado high school in 1999, lead to national conversations about school safety
What was the Columbine High School shooting?
This storm devastated New Orleans in 2005
What was Hurricane Katrina?
The hashtag supporting African Americans, which changed social protests
#BlackLivesMatter
This African American author and activist was badly beaten by LA police in 1991, leading to the Los Angeles riots
Who is Rodney King?
A global panic caused by concern that the transition from 1999 to 2000 could potentially cause major computer issues
What was Y2K?
An LGTB, Florida nightclub where Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people and wounded 58 more on June 12, 2016
What was Pulse Nightclub?
A 42-country coalition led by the United States entered this armed conflict in 1991, to help Kuwait after it had been invaded by Iraq
What was the Gulf War?
The groundbreaking 2007 device combining telephone, music, and internet browsing?
What was the iPhone?
The coordinated assault on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Libya that killed four Americans, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens
The period of incredible stock market growth which coincided with the widespread adoption of the World Wide Web and the Internet
What was the Dot-Com Bubble?
The ATF gun-walking scandal which allowed more than 1000 weapons to fall into the hands of criminals and drug cartels
What was Fast and Furious?
The left-wing movement against economic inequality which lasted 59 days in New York City's financial district
What was Occupy Wall Street?