Berlin Wall fell which was the sign of the end of the Cold War.
1990
Iraq invades Kuwait and East and West were united which also was a sign of the end of the Cold.War.
1991
Persian Gulf War started. Gorbachev resigned as the Soviet president. Soviet Union was destroyed.
1992
William Jefferson Clinton won the presidential election of 1992 against Bush. He was the first "Baby Boom" president.
1993
NAFTA(North American Free Trade Agreement) was formed. It allowed U.S. to trade with Canada and Mexico.
1996
Clinton became the first democratic president that was elected for second term since Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
1998
Clinton was impeached by the congress because of the Clinton- Lewinsky scandal. U.S. military stroke Iraq.
1999
Clinton was acquitted on his impeachment charges. NATO warfare against WTO (World Trade Organization)
2000
George W. Bush wins the 2000 Presidential Elections. He won electoral votes while Gore won the popular votes.
2001
During September 11th of 2001, terrorists attacked the Twin Towers at World Trade Center in New York and the White House in Washington D.C. U.S. invaded Afghanistan. USA Patriot Act of 2001 was passed.
2002
Bush said that the countries Iraq, North Korea, and Iran are Axis of Evil. WorldCom announced its bankruptcy.
2003
U.S. invaded Iraq. Sadam Hussein was captured. Arnold Schwarzeneger became California's governor.
2004
George W. Bush defeated John Kerry at the 2004 presidential elections.
2005
Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans.
2007
First female speaker of the U.S. House of Representative was sworn in office. She was Nancy Pelosi.
2008
Recession happened. Obama was Elected.
2009
Obama took an oath that marked the start of his presidency. He was the first African- American president of the United States. H1N1 virus (Swine Flu) was a global threat.
2010
Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico occurred by the British Petroleum (BP). It was the largest oil spill in United Stated history.
2011
Osama Bin Laden was killed after the United States searched him for years.
2012
Obama won the presidential elections against Mitt Romney.
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