1. 8th Grade Exit Project
1990's
By:
Patrick Laureigh

2. Nelson Mandela was Freed from Prison
1990
Nelson Mandela was Freed from Prison

3. Nelson Mandela Freed Mandela Was freed on Feb. 11, 1990
He was arrested on charges of Treason, and Sabotage
He was supposed to be sentenced to life but, he was only in prison for 27 years

4. 1991
The Soviet Union Falls

5. The Soviet Union Falls The Union collapsed into 15 different countries
The Union was destroyed by the Cold War
The U.S. was happy when the Soviet Union fell

6. Manuel Noriega was Arrested and Charged with Drug Trafficing
1992
Manuel Noriega was Arrested and Charged with Drug Trafficing

7. Manuel Noriega Arrested on Drug Trafficing Charges
He was dictator of Panama from 1983 to 1989
He was sentenced 30 years of prison time
He was also sentenced 7 years in France

8. Lawrence Taylor Retires
1993
Lawrence Taylor Retires

9. Lawrence Taylor Retires
Lawrence Taylor retired after 13 years in the NFL
He was named All-Pro 6 times and voted to the Pro Bowl 10 during those 13 years
Taylor was only 1 of 3 defensive players to be named the NFL’s MVP

10. 1994
O.J. Simpson Trials

11. The O.J. Simpson Trials The trials lasted 8 months
He was charged with 1st degree murder
He was found innocent
He was found guilty in his civil trials

12. Sarin Gas Attack in Tokyo
1995
Sarin Gas Attack in Tokyo

13. Sarin Gas Attack Only 12 people were killed in the attack
Sarin gas was first tested back in Nazi-Germany
Sarin is 500 times more toxic than cyanide
A pinhead size of sarin gas can kill an adult

14. 1996
Tupac Shakur shot dead

15. Tupac Shakur shot dead He was shot 6 times in the chest
He died 6 days later from the wounds
His killer was never caught
Days after he was cremated, some of his posse smoked his ashes with weed

16. Heaven's Gate Cult Commits Mass Suicide
1997
Heaven's Gate Cult Commits Mass Suicide

17. Heaven’s Gate Cult Commits Mass Suicide
39 people committed suicide
It took 3 days for all 39 members to die
Later that same year, 2 former members committed suicide bringing the death toll to 41

18. 1998
Google is Founded

19. 1998: Google was Founded
Google was founded by 2 PhD students at Stanford University
Google was a private company until 2004
Google’s original name is Backrub
It’s name didn’t become Google until 1999

20. 1999
7.4 Earthquake hit Turkey

21. 7.4 Earthquake hits Turkey
The closest city to the epicenter was Izmit
The earthquake lasted 45 seconds
18,000 people were found dead
The quake was followed by more than 1300 aftershocks