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The 1990s (often referred and shortened to as "the '90s" or "nineties") was the decade that began on 1 January 1990, and ended on 31 December 1999. Known as the "post-Cold War decade", the 1990s were culturally imagined as the period from the Revolutions of 1989 until the September 11 attacks in 2001. [1]
Hubble Space Telescope 1990 — Hubble Space Telescope launches during STS-31, a Space Shuttle Discovery mission. 1991 — The Gulf War is waged in the Middle East, by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from thirty-four nations, led by the U.S. and United Kingdom, against Iraq. 1991 — The World Wide Web publicly debuts as an Internet service.
Events from the year 1990 in the United States. Incumbents Federal government ... becoming the first black woman to head a major U.S. city. She takes office January 2 ...
1990 was a common year ... Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, [1] the formal beginning of the Human Genome ...
The 1990s economic boom in the United States was a major economic expansion that lasted between 1993 and 2001, coinciding with the economic policies of the Clinton administration. It began following the early 1990s recession during the presidency of George H.W. Bush and ended following the infamous dot-com crash in 2000.
German reunification in 1990, with the democratic West absorbing the ex-Communist East. The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, replaced by a friendly Russia and 14 other countries. Except for Tiananmen Square in China, all the events strongly favored the United States. Bush took the initiative in the invasion of Panama and the START treaties.
In the 1990s, just over 262,000 Tylers were born in the United States. The name peaked in popularity in 1993 and 1994, when it was the fifth most popular name for boys.
The crime epidemic that had begun during the late 1960s finally reached its climax in the early 1990s before starting a steady decline during the Clinton administration. [81] [82] [83] Nevertheless, ongoing addiction (involving sales of marijuana and cocaine) continued to be a major factor in crime in the United States. The overall rate of ...