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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.
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]
Homininaeid Era – Period prior to the existence of Homininae Homininid Era – Period prior to the existence of Hominini Prehistory – Period between the appearance of Homo ("humans"; first stone tools c. three million years ago) and the invention of writing systems (for the Ancient Near East : c. five thousand years ago).
Timeline of strikes in 1990; Timeline of strikes in 1991; Timeline of strikes in 1992; Timeline of strikes in 1993; Timeline of strikes in 1994; Timeline of strikes in 1996; Timeline of strikes in 1999; Timeline of the 1991 Soviet coup attempt; Timeline of the Cox Report controversy
Pete Sampras, age 19, wins the 1990 US Open, becoming the youngest person to ever win the event. September 10 – The comedy television sitcom series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air premieres on NBC . September 11 – Gulf War : President George H. W. Bush delivers a nationally televised speech in which he threatens the use of force to remove Iraqi ...
Timeline of pre–United States history; Timeline of the history of the United States (1760–1789) Timeline of the history of the United States (1790–1819) Timeline of the history of the United States (1820–1859) Timeline of the history of the United States (1860–1899) Timeline of the history of the United States (1900–1929)
Timeline of the Gulf War (1990–1991) Timeline of the Algerian Civil War (1991–2002) Timeline of the Croat–Bosniak War (1992–1994) Timeline of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu (1993) Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Timeline of the Iraq War (2003–2011) Timeline of the 2006 Lebanon War (2006) Timeline of the Gaza War (2007 ...
The overall rate of major crimes fell during the period. In 2009, the FBI estimated 1,318,000 violent crimes occurred nationwide, 1,425,000 in 2000, down from the 1991 level of 1,912,000. [84] Measured per capita, this was a 43% drop in violent crime rates. [85]