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Nelson Mandela Timeline

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1990- Nelson Mandela Freed. Date – February 11, 1990 after being in prison for 27 ½ years.
Germany Reunited- October 3, 1990 West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of division.
Hubble Telescope Launched into Space- August 24, 1990 makes an orbit around earth every 95 minutes.
1991- Basketball Player Magic Johnson Announces He Has HIV- November 7, 1991 retiring from the Los Angeles Lakers.
Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer Is Arrested- July 22, 1991 after 17 murders an inmate killed him November 28, 1994.
The Tallest Structure in the World, the Warsaw Radio Mast, Collapses- August 8, 1991. It was 646.38 meters tall. (2,120.7 ft.)

1992-Bosnian Genocide Begins- July 11, 1992. Ended in 1995.
Official End of the Cold War- December 26, 1992.
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When the US bureau of ATF attempted to execute a search warrant at Mount Carmel Center ranch.

Use of the Internet Grows Exponentially- Throughout the year.
World Trade Center Bombed- February 26, 1993 at 12:18 pm.

1994- Channel Tunnel Opens, Connecting Britain and France- May 6, 1994.
Nelson Mandela Elected President of South Africa- May 10, 1994. South Africa’s first elected president.
Rwandan Genocide- Started in 1994. It was mass slaughter of the Tutsi and Hutu people.

1995- Auction Website eBay is founded- September 1995 in Pierre Omidyar’s San Jose living room.
Final Calvin and Hobbes Comic Strip Published- December 31, 1995
Million Man March in Washington D.C. - October 16, 1995. It was 850,000. African American Men gathered together at the National Mall in Washington D.C.

1996-Mad Cow Disease Hits Britain- continued out the whole year.
Two Royal Divorces- August 28, 1996. Diana and Charles.
Unabomber Arrested- April 3, 1996. Theodore Kaczynski arrested by agents. 1997- British Au Pair on Trial for Murder- October 31, 1997.
First Harry Potter Book Is Released- June 30, 1997. It was the Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s

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