Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The 1990s (often referred and shortened to as "the '90s" or "the 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]
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 . Test operations began around December 20 and it was released outside CERN the following year.
1994 — The United States hosts the FIFA World Cup, which is won by Brazil. 1995 — Oklahoma City bombing kills 168 and wounds 800. 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.
After six years of renovations, Ellis Island reopens as an immigration museum. 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 .
Happy birthday to the King! Elvis Presley, nicknamed by many as "The King of Rock and Roll," was born 90 years ago in Tupelo, Mississippi.. The son of Vernon and Gladys Presley, Elvis Aron Presley ...
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrates his 90th birthday Thursday. A list of the 10 longest-lived U.S. presidents, their age and the day they died, if applicable: 1.
In honor of AOL's 35th birthday on May 24, we're taking a look back at some of the company's definitive moments, like history-breaking mergers and record-breaking numbers, and how it shaped the ...