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1990-1999

Grayed but unbowed, Mandela is freed

By JACK REED -- February 11, 1990

South Yemen joins North in new state

United Press International -- May 23, 1990

Powell: 'We're going to cut it off ... kill it'

By ELIOT BRENNER -- January 23, 1991

Baghdad Radio: Saddam orders troops out of Kuwait

By DENHOLM BARNETSON, United Press International -- February 25, 1991

World reacts with shock to Gorbachev ouster

By JULIAN M. ISHERWOOD, United Press International -- August 19, 1991

Thousands defy curfew to protect Yeltsin headquarters

By MICHAEL COLLINS -- August 20, 1991

Four officers acquitted in King beating, riots break out

By JENNIFER ROWLAND -- April 29, 1992

L.A. riot claims 38 lives, surpassing 1965 Watts riots

By ELKA WORNER -- May 01, 1992

Bush announces new trade pact with Mexico

By HELEN THOMAS, UPI White House Reporter -- August 12, 1992

Women, blacks, Hispanics gain in congressional elections

By STEVE GERSTEL and ROBERT SHEPARD -- November 04, 1992

European Community transforms itself

By BILL LAMP -- December 28, 1993

Bomb tears apart Oklahoma City federal building

By JADE BOYD -- April 19, 1995

Clinton says he doubts presidency harmed

By HELEN THOMAS, UPI White House Reporter -- February 19, 1999

Events

Los Angeles Riots

Creation Europen Union

Nelson Mandela Freed

Oklahoma City Bombing

Cloning, Genes and The Internet

Pres Clinton Impeached

Rise of Margaret Thatcher

Articles

Audio

1990 Year in Review

Germany Reunites

Marion Barry Arrested

Mandela Set Free

Bush Raises Taxes

1990 Entertainment

Souter Appointed to the Supreme Court

U.S. In Recession

Hubble Telescope

49ers Superbowl

Bronx fire,World Tragedies

1992 Year in Review

1992 Presidential Election

Somalia, Arab-Israeli conflict, Russsian prices soar

Hurricane Andrew

Rodney King Riots

Chicago River flood and NASA

Scientific Advances

Rich and Famous Jailed: John Gotti and Mike Tyson

Quyale and Murphy Brown, AIDS awareness and the Prince and Diane seperate

1993 Year in Review

Israeli-Palestinian Peace Treaty

The UN, Saddam, North Korea

Russia's New Consitution

World Trade Center Bombing

Clinton Administration

Mississippi and Missouri floods and Hurricane Emily

Hubble Telescope

Jordan Retires, Baseball Expands, and Obituaries

1994 Year in Review

Republicans take back congress

Healthcare, Economy, Foreign Policy, National Security

Treaty between Israel and Jordan and Peace in Ireland

Genocidal Conflict in Bosnia

Tensions Rise in Iraq and North Korea

Foreign Policy: Africa, Haiti and Cuba

O.J. Simpson, Lorena Bobbitt murder trials

Nancy Kerrigan, 1994 Baseball

Iran-Contra Case, and the Enligh Channel Opened

Richard Nixon, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Tip O'Neil

Hubble Fixed and Ending Notes

Archive Blog

20 years after death, Princess Diana inspires outreach by sons

20 years after death, Princess Diana inspires outreach by sons

Twenty years ago, the world mourned the sudden death of Princess Diana, a humanitarian, the one-time wife of the future king of Britain and mother of another.

25 years ago: Misery, desperation in wake of Hurricane Andrew

25 years ago: Misery, desperation in wake of Hurricane Andrew

In the early hours of Aug. 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida, packing winds up to 175 mph that would destroy tens of thousands of homes.

How the draft has evolved in the 100 years since Selective Service Act

How the draft has evolved in the 100 years since Selective Service Act

One-hundred years ago, on May 18, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Selective Service Act, the nation's first conscription law since the Civil War.

15 years later: Remembering the events of 9/11

15 years later: Remembering the events of 9/11

Some 3,000 people died as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. On the 15th anniversary, many are taking a retrospective look at the events of the day.

Containment still an issue 30 years after Chernobyl disaster

Containment still an issue 30 years after Chernobyl disaster

Long-term projects to tame the continuing threat of radiation are underway at the site of the ruined Chernobyl nuclear reactor 30 years after disaster.

First Aero Squadron: 100 years since first U.S. air combat mission

First Aero Squadron: 100 years since first U.S. air combat mission

The 100th anniversary of the first U.S. military air-combat operation comes Saturday, which was deployed in 1916 to hunt down a fugitive Mexican revolutionary.

First person: John Lennon's Jesus comments 50 years ago sparked blaze

First person: John Lennon's Jesus comments 50 years ago sparked blaze

Fifty years ago today, John Lennon said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, and he wasn't bothered when it touched a nerve in the U.S. five months later.

Challenger disaster: World reacts in sorrow

Challenger disaster: World reacts in sorrow

On Jan. 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members, including teacher Christa McAuliffe.

Challenger disaster at 30: Did the tragedy change NASA for the better?

Challenger disaster at 30: Did the tragedy change NASA for the better?

No space flight fatalities were more dramatic than the seven that happened on Jan. 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger broke up in mid-flight.

Yitzhak Rabin's legacy 20 years later: A pliable history

Yitzhak Rabin's legacy 20 years later: A pliable history

Yitzhak Rabin, prime minister of Israel and "warrior of peace," died by an assassin's bullet 20 years ago. His legacy, in which peace between Israelis and Palestinians was allegedly imminent and then lost, is a pliable one.

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