1991

• The US entered the Persian Gulf War with Operation Desert Storm, driving Iraqi forces out of Kuwait
• An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles, California police officers.
• The collapse of the USSR
• Justice Clarence Thomas confirmed to the US Supreme Court
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System is released in the US
• ...and Faith premiered.

1995

• The World Trade Organization is established
• Yahoo and eBay are both founded
• OJ Simpson goes on trial for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman
• The DVD is announced as a home video format
• Timothy McVeigh bombs the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City
• ...and Sleep premiered.

2001

• The first self-contained artificial heart is implanted into a human
• George W. Bush sworn in as the 43rd President of the US
• Enron files for bankruptcy
• AOL and Time Warner merge
• September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon
• ...and Tattoo premiered.