США: 1990–2009 годы – основные события

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This section of the timeline of United States history includes major events from 1990 to 2009.

1990 — Hubble Space Telescope launches during STS 31, a Space Shuttle Discovery mission. 1991 — The Gulf War is waged in the Middle East, by a U. N. authorized coalition force from thirty four nations, led by the U. S. and United Kingdom, against Iraq. 1991 — The World Wide Web publicly debuts as an Internet service. 1991 — The Cold War ends as the USSR is dissolved. The United States becomes the only superpower in the world. 1992 — Los Angeles riots result in over 60 deaths and $1 billion in damage, spurred by the acquittal of four Los Angeles Police Department officers accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King. 1992 — Hurricane Andrew, a Category 5 hurricane, kills 65 people and causes $26 billion in damage to Florida and other areas of the U. S. Gulf Coast, and will be the costliest natural disaster until Hurricane Katrina in 2005. 1992 — Hurricane Iniki is the strongest hurricane ever to hit Hawaii. 1992 — U. S. presidential election, 1992: Bill Clinton elected president; Al Gore elected vice president.

January 20, 1993 — Clinton becomes the 42nd president; Gore becomes the 45th vice president. 1993 — A truck bomb explodes in the parking garage under the World Trade Center in New York City, killing six people and injuring over a thousand. 1993 — Branch Davidians standoff and fire near Waco, Texas, resulting in the deaths of 81 people including their leader, David Koresh. 1993 — The "Storm of the Century" strikes the Eastern Seaboard, with blizzard conditions and severe weather, killing 300 people and causing $6 billion in damage. 1993 — Massive flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers kill 50 people and devastate the Midwest with $15–$20 billion in damage. 1993 — President Clinton signs 'Don't ask, don't tell' into law which prohibits gay or bisexual people from serving openly in the military. 1994 — North American Free Trade Agreement goes in effect. 1994 — 1994 Northridge earthquake kills 72 and injures 9,000 in the Los Angeles area and causes $20 billion in damage. 1994 — Former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones accuses President Clinton of sexual harassment. 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. 1995 — Retired professional football player O. J. Simpson is acquitted of two charges of first degree murder in the 1994 slayings of his ex wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman. The nine month trial receives worldwide publicity. 1995 — A heat wave kills 739 in Chicago, bringing to attention the plight of the urban poor and the elderly in extreme weather conditions. 1995 1996 — A budget crisis forces the federal government to shut down for several weeks. 1996 — TWA Flight 800 explodes off Long Island killing all 230 aboard. 1996 — Khobar Towers bombing leaves 19 U. S. servicemen dead in Saudi Arabia. 1996 — Centennial Olympic Park bombing at Summer Olympics in Atlanta kills 1 and injures 111. 1996 — U. S. presidential election, 1996: Bill Clinton is re elected president, Al Gore is re elected vice president. January 20, 1997 — President Clinton and Vice President Gore begin their second terms. 1997 — Sparked by a global economic crisis scare, the Dow Jones Industrial Average follows world markets and plummets 554.26, or 7.18%, to 7,161.15. 1998 — In the 1998 United States elections, the Republicans hold both the House and the Senate. 1998 1999 — Clinton Lewinsky scandal: President Clinton is accused of having a sexual relationship with 22 year old White House intern Monica Lewinsky. This leads to the impeachment of Clinton later in the year by the U. S. House of Representatives. Clinton is acquitted of all impeachment charges of perjury and obstruction of justice in a 21 day Senate trial. 1999 — The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark for the first time, at 10,006.78. 1999 — Teenage students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murder 12 other students and one teacher at Columbine High School, sparking an international debate on gun control and bullying. 1999 — A violent tornado outbreak in Oklahoma kills 50 people and becomes the first to produce a tornado that causes $1 billion in damage. 1999 — The first officer deliberately crashes EgyptAir Flight 990 south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing 217. 1999 — Along with the rest of the world, the U. S. prepares for the possible effects of the Y2K bug in computers, which was feared to cause computers to become inoperable and wreak havoc. The problem isn't as large as theorized, preparations are successful, and disaster is averted.

2000 — The Arleigh Burke class destroyer, the USS Cole (DDG 67) is bombed in Yemeni waters, killing seventeen U. S. Navy sailors. 2000 — U. S. presidential election, 2000: Initial result inconclusive and the result in Florida is disputed. George W. Bush is certified president after a Supreme Court ruling. Al Gore wins the nationwide popular vote but loses the electoral college. Dick Cheney is certified vice president.

January 20, 2009 — Obama becomes the 44th president, Biden becomes the 47th vice president. Obama is the first African American to hold the office. 2009 — The first of a series of Tea Party protests are conducted across the United States, focusing on smaller government, fiscal responsibility, individual freedoms and conservative views of the Constitution. 2009 — President Obama obtains Congressional approval for the $787 billion stimulus package, the largest since President Dwight D. Eisenhower. 2009 — Pop icon Michael Jackson dies, creating the largest public mourning for an entertainer since the death of Elvis Presley. 2009 — Nidal Hasan kills 12 servicemen and injures 31 in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.