90s Technology
The first widely used web browser that made internet navigation earlier
Netscape
This trade agreement eliminated barriers between U.S., Canada, and Mexico
NAFTA
The terrorist organization led by Osama bin Laden
al-Qaeda
The video sharing platform founded in 2005 that democratized media production
Youtube
The company founded in 1994 that transformed online retail forever
Amazon
The conflict where the U.S. demonstrated "precision bombing" technology
The date of the most significant terrorist attack on U.S. soil
September 11, 2001
The social media platform founded by Mark Zuckerberg that connected millions
The phenomenon that caused global panic about potential computer system failures
Y2K
The 1992 event in Los Angeles that exposed deep racial tensions
Los Angeles Riots
The controversial war begun in 2003 based on claims of weapons of mass destruction
The Iraq War
The devastating hurricane that exposed critical weaknesses in disaster response
Hurricane Katrina
The operating system that revolutionized user-friendly computer interfaces
Microsoft Windows
The international environmental treaty that successfully protected the ozone layer
The Montreal Protocol
The military operation launched in response to 9/11 targeting Afghanistan
Operation Enduring Freedom
The year the global financial crisis began with the collapse of Lehman Brothers
2008
The first major international online auction marketplace
eBay
The first internationally coordinated environmental event with 200 million participants
Earth Day 1990
The year and location where Osama bin Laden was finally located and killed
2011 in Pakistan
The percentage the unemployment rate reached during the 2008 economic crisis
10%