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400

Released to the public in 1990, this invention would revolutionize how Americans communicated with each other and with the rest of the world.

Internet

400

This was a school shooting in 1999. It resulted in 13 deaths and 20 injuries, and would help spark the endless debate over gun control and the 2nd Amendment.

Columbine School Shooting

600

This was a conflict from 1991-1992 that saw the United States and its allies fight against Iraq as a response to Iraq’s invasion of neighboring country Kuwait.

First Gulf War

600

This would occur in 1992 after the acquittal of 4 police officers involved in the beating of an African American man named Rodney King. The results of this event were 60 deaths and over 1 billion dollars of damage.

1992 LA Riots
800

This leader of Iraq would face off against the United States in both the first and the second Gulf Wars. He was executed in 2006 for crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Saddam Hussein 

800

This group would come to power in Afghanistan from 1996-2001. After 9/11, America (and its allies) would invade Afghanistan and remove this group from power.

The Taliban