World EventsThousands dead in Rwanda massacre (April 6). South Africa holds first interracial national election (April 29); Nelson Mandela elected President. Israel signs accord with Palestinians (May 4), peace treaty with Jordan (Oct.
The 1990s was a decade of extremes and contradictions. Americans built bigger and more elaborate homes and drove more expensive automobiles, then worked longer hours to pay for them. Americans spent more, borrowed more, and went more deeply into debt.
January 16 – U.S. serial killer Aileen Wuornos confesses to the murders of six men. January 17 – Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with airstrikes against Iraq. January 18 – Eastern Air Lines ceases operations after flying for two years under bankruptcy protection. January 25 – President George H. W.
10 Major News Stories of the 2000s
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks. Spencer Platt / Getty Images.
- Iraq War. Chris Hondros / Getty Images.
- Boxing Day Tsunami. The aftermath 1 week after the catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami.
- Global Recession.
- Darfur.
- Papal Transition.
- Hurricane Katrina.
- The War on Terror.
The decade was littered with recessions, stock market crashes, financial scandals, antitrust cases, and flat-out disasters all around. From the Y2K bug and the HP-Compaq merger, to Apple's rebound and an insider trading scandal, the decade saw a wealth of historic events. Here's a look back the highlights of the 2000s.
1992 was a year full of important events. The 25th Olympics Games opened in Barcelona, Bill Clinton was elected as the 42nd US President and America voted for either a young or old Elvis Presley to be used on a postage stamp.
>What happened in 1997 Major News Stories include ThrustSSC sets the first supersonic land speed record, Steve Jobs returns to run Apple Computers, Hong Kong returns to Chinese rule, Heavens Gate Cult Commits Mass Suicides in California, Diana Princess of Wales dies in a car crash in Paris, Mars Pathfinder lands on the
The '90s Were the Best Decade, Thanks to Its Amazing Pop Culture. Pick an area of pop culture, and the '90s consciousness still reigns supreme. It was a better time because there was nowhere else we wanted to be, and everyone was free to be themselves.
The 1990s (pronounced "nineteen-nineties"; shortened to "the '90s") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1990, and ended on December 31, 1999.
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December 16–19 – Iraq disarmament crisis: U.S. President Bill Clinton orders American and British airstrikes on Iraq. UNSCOM withdraws all weapons inspectors from Iraq. December 19 – Lewinsky scandal: President Bill Clinton is impeached by the United States House of Representatives.
The 90s were a decade that introduced exciting new technology, some great music, movies, and television, as well as some truly unique fashion trends. The 90s were a pivotal period of time in pop culture that we can all look back fondly on (well, for the most part).
The year 1919 was transformative around the world, including in the United States. On the global stage, troops returned home from World War I; the Treaty of Versailles was signed; and the idea of self-determination, fueled by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's desire for a liberal international order, took hold.
In 1991-92, it crossed 13 percent. The GDP growth rate which was 6.5 percent in 1989-90, went down to 5.5 percent in 1990-91. The Balance of Payments crisis also affected the performance of industrial sector. The average industrial growth rate was 8 percent in the second half of 1980s.
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Jallianwala also spelled Jallianwalla, also called Massacre of Amritsar, incident on April 13, 1919, in which British troops fired on a large crowd of unarmed Indians in an open space known as the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar in the Punjab region (now in Punjab state) of India, killing
1 November – Chhattisgarh, carved out of Madhya Pradesh, becomes India's 26th state. 6 November – Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was sworn in as the new chief minister of West Bengal following the retirement of Jyoti Basu, the world's longest-serving elected communist leader.
National Front (NF) was a coalition of political parties, led by the Janata Dal, which formed India's government between 1989 and 1990 under the leadership of N. T. Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR, as President of national front and V. P. Singh as Convener.
6 April – Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rowlatt Act. 11 April – Serious riots in Ahmedabad. 13 April – At the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar, Punjab, British and Gurkha troops massacre 379 Sikhs.
In 1900, India was part of the British Empire; but by the end of 1947, India had achieved independence. For most of the Nineteenth Century, India was ruled by the British. India was considered the jewel in the crown of the British Empire.
Top 10 Largest States of India in Terms of Area
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The Indian constitution, in 1950, declared Hindi in Devanagari script to be the official language of the union.
