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In United States v. Eichman, the Supreme Court overturns a 1989 federal law that made it illegal to burn the United States flag. June 14 – 1990 NBA Finals: The Detroit Pistons defeat the Portland Trail Blazers. June 17–30 – Nelson Mandela tours North America, visiting three Canadian cities and eight U.S. cities.
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 .
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]
July 1990 marked the end of what was at the time the longest peacetime economic expansion in U.S. history. [2] [5] Prior to the onset of the early 1990s recession, the nation enjoyed robust job growth and a declining unemployment rate. The Labor Department estimates that as a result of the recession, the economy shed 1.623 million jobs or 1.3% ...
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.
1990 in the United States by state or territory (56 C) 1990 disestablishments in the United States (41 C, 18 P) 1990 establishments in the United States (59 C, 80 P)
The 1990 United States census begins. There are 248,709,873 residents in the U.S. There are 248,709,873 residents in the U.S. April 6 – Robert Mapplethorpe 's "The Perfect Moment" show of nude and homoerotic photographs opens at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center , in spite of accusations of indecency by Citizens for Community Values .
Internetlivestats.com reports that over 80 percent of the population of countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, and France have connection to the Internet, but over ...