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Also in this year, Nelson Mandela was released from prison, and Margaret Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after more than 11 years. 1990 was an important year in the Internet's early history. In late 1990, Tim Berners-Lee created the first web server and the foundation for the World Wide Web.
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]
June 1: 1990 Chemical Weapons Accord. June – The last month of the 1980s business cycle expansion, at the time the second-longest expansion in American history (the 1960s expansion was a year longer), comes to an end; the unemployment rate is 5.2%. June 1
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The 1990s (pronounced "nineteen-nineties"; shortened to "the ' 90s") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on 1 January 1990, and ended on 31 December 1999. Culturally, the 1990s are characterized by the rise of multiculturalism and alternative media , which continues into the present day.
January 8 – Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor released her famous single "Nothing Compares 2 U" (originally written, composed and performed by Prince) which was a worldwide success, becoming one of the best selling singles in the world in 1990 and topped the charts in many countries including the United States and the United Kingdom.
The bombing is the worst domestic terrorist incident in U.S. history, and the investigation results in the arrests of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. 1995 — Retired professional football player O. J. Simpson is acquitted of two charges of first-degree murder in the 1994 slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson , and Ronald Goldman .
Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Seattle, Washington. At the same time as the original grunge bands went into decline, major record labels began signing and promoting bands that were emulating the genre. [ 10 ]