August 1990Saddam Hussein sent 500000 soldiers to invade Kuwait Hussein defied the UN Coalition He was then attacked in what is known as Desert Storm The Gulf War lasted 43 days The president during this time was George HW Bush ID: 732063
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Celebrating the Century: 1990-1999
August 1990-Saddam Hussein sent 500,000 soldiers to invade Kuwait . Hussein defied the UN Coalition. He was then attacked in what is known as Desert Storm. The Gulf War lasted 43 days. The president during this time was George H.W. Bush
Music: Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow Title: BABY BOOMERS IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Bill Clinton was 46 years old when elected in 1992. Clinton was the third youngest elected president. Clinton met President Kennedy thirty years earlier. The ATF attacked a compound owned by the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. 5 Davidians and 4 agents were killed in the 51-day hold out. It ended tragically on April 19, 1993. Over 80 men, women and children perished in the flames.On the second anniversary of the Waco tragedy, an explosion in Oklahoma City kills over 160 people. Evidence suggest this is retaliation to the Waco tragedy Hillary Clinton takes on the task of changing the health care system in the U.S. Kenneth Starr takes the lead role in investigating what became known as Whitewater
Music: 1999 Title: ACQUITTAL
In Jan. of 1999, the president was impeachment and acquitted. Kenneth Starr found in investigating the president, that Clinton was involved with a young intern named Monica Lewinsky. Bill Clinton becomes only the second president after Andrew Johnson to be impeached.During the summer two baseball players kept America’s attention. Mark McGwire who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa who played for the Chicago Cubs. They were in a battle for the homerun record in Major League Baseball. McGwire hit 70 homeruns while Sosa hit 66.Michael Jordan starred for his basketball team in the city of Chicago. He played for 13 seasons and led his team to the title 6 times. He is named MVP 6 times. He brought 10 billion to the economy according to Time magazineCarrie Strugg performed in the sport of Gymnastics. The US won the Gold medal in the team competition for the first time n part due to her performance.O.J. Simpson is accused of murdering his wife and Ron Goldman. The trial lasted for nine monthsMore than 300 million people watched the World Cup in Italy
Music: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
Title: GIVING WAY
Gorbachev leads the
Soviet Union
as the decade begins. He is struggling to hold his country together and bring democracy to his people. There were 15 Soviet republics seeking independence. Boris Yeltsin replaces Gorbachev as the Soviet Union dissolves.
Russia continues to suffer disappointing times. Life expectancy drops in Russia
Yeltsin must send
40,000
troops to Chechnya
Proliferation of nuclear weapons becomes the concern of the world. In 1999,
China
was accused of stealing designs for a nuclear warhead. The Chinese re-annexed Hong Kong from Great Britain.Slide2
Music: Star Wars Title: THE AMERICAN WAY
The pre-quell to Star Wars opens in
1999. Star Wars first appeared in 1977. The movies take American culture to the rest of the worldMichael Jackson is the King of Pop. Jackson has been on the American music scene for over two decades.
Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina declared their independence for greater Yugoslavia. Serbia the largest state, attacks to keep the break up from occurring. In 1992, the world learns of the ethnic cleansing in this area. The United Nations intervenes. The Serbian leader at the time is Slobodan Milosevic. American troops are deployed to help keep peace in Bosnia
.In March 1999, the UN and the US set out to stop atrocities in Serbia under Milosevic. In August 1914 WWI started in the Balkans. It is again a flash point in 1999.Music: That’s What Friends Are For Title: DEMOCRACY ASCENDINGNelson Mandela was released from prison on Saturday at 3 pm in South Africa. He calls for reconstruction. He is 71 years old. He has been in prison for three decades. In 1994, South Africa elects Mandela as president in free electionsIn 1993 there was a promise of peace to the end of bloodshed in the Mid-east. The PLO and Israel recognize each other’s rights to exist in secret meetings in Norway. Peres and Arafat meet in Washington to finalize the talks. In Nov. 1995, Rabin, the prime minister of Israel, is
assassinated by a right wing Palestinian.
Music: Someone to Watch Over Me Title: ENGLAND’S ROSEThe Prince and Princess of Wales have decided to end their marriage.On August 31, both Diana and her new love died in a car crash. She was only 36 years old.There are over 100 democracies in the world todayLouis Armstrong closes the program as images from the entire series are shown. Try to see if you can name the people and events as they cross the screen