Time Period #5 1996-2000 U.S. History – Unit 8
1996 Health Care –ran by Hillary Clinton Bill Clinton is reelected Failed due to public opposition Gun Control Passed Brady Bill requiring better background checks Family and Education Passed Medical Leave Act AmeriCorps – put students to work and gave scholarships, etc Bill Clinton is reelected Clintons agenda: Economy through Lower interest rates Lower taxes Health Care Gun Control Family and Education Raised taxes (against campaign promise – like Bush to cut taxes)
1997 J. K. Rowling publishes the first Harry Potter book. Youtube 2:23 J. K. Rowling publishes the first Harry Potter book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8zKrA5kbNE
1998 Youtube – 1:26 President Bill Clinton is accused of having sex with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. He denies the charges. As evidence is bought forward, Clinton admits wrong doing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QTPVe6-Pso
1999 An independent counsel brings charges against Clinton, and the House impeaches him for lying and obstructing justice. The U. S. Senate acquits President Clinton of impeachment charges.
Youtube – 1:32 Youtube – 2:28 Two teenagers kill 15 students, including themselves, at Columbine Colorado High School. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36vhlJnRFJo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvDfhhAyUl8
1999 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLyUpIqvlLA The computer glitch that scared the world! Y2K scare raises the possibility that databases all over the world – including in U.S. military computers – would go haywire because they were designed to recognize only two digits in dates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLyUpIqvlLA Youtube 2:02
Top 10 Defining Moments in the 90s Youtube – 1:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jAk-tVDKtc