Welcome to the history of the 90's

OJ

The 1990's

Clinton Impeached

• Initiated by the House of Representatives on December 19, 1998.
• On two charges, one of perjury and one of obstruction of justice
• Stemmed from allegations of Clinton's alleged affair with Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

• On June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were found stabbed to death outside Nicole's condominium in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles.
• On June 17, after failing to turn himself in, Famous NFL Player OJ Simpson became the object of a low-speed pursuit in a white Ford Bronco SUV; TV stations interrupted coverage of the 1994 NBA Finals to cover his case. The pursuit, arrest, and trial were among the most widely publicized events in American history.

By: Richard Smith

End of the Cold War

AIDS Epidemic

• In late 1991 the Soviet Union itself dissolved into its component republics.
• With stunning speed, the Iron Curtain was lifted and the Cold War came to an end.

• People began to dispel the stereotype, still widely held in the US and elsewhere, of HIV as a ‘gay’ disease.
• This change began when NBA Star Magic Johnson was diagnosed with AIDS in 1991.

Germany Reunites

Welcome to the history of the 90's

Mandela Freed

Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years on February 11, 1990.

Here are some key historical topics I intend to go over:

• Germany Reunited
• Mandela Freed
• AIDS Epidemic
• End of Cold War
• OJ
• Clinton Impeached

• Less than one year after the destruction of the Berlin Wall, East and West Germany come together on what is known as “Unity Day.”
• Many Felt the reunification of Germany was the end of the Cold War