The Nineties in America - Salem Press (2009)
lives for the protection of both political officials and the general public. Following the shooting, Chest- nut and Gibson were ...
On the morning of August 7, 1998, two car bombs exploded outside the U.S. embassies in Dar es Sa- laam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, K ...
bassies began working quickly in both places to begin rescue efforts. Injuries ranged from mild to serious, and many people were ...
was organized with the purpose of driving the Soviet Union out of Afghanistan during the Soviet occupa- tion, which lasted from ...
V Vagina Monologues, The Identification Controversial Off-Off-Broadway play Author Eve Ensler (1953- ) Date First produced in ...
Impact The Vagina Monologueswon a 1997 Obie Award and was widely produced in many cities and on college campuses. It inspired th ...
during its spectacular expansion from two to fifty- two aircraft over two and a half years, in the interest of keeping expenses ...
early 1980’s. After leaving the sport for health rea- sons in 1984, he continued to use the name Jesse Ventura, and in the years ...
Versace murder Identification A disturbed man shoots and kills the famous couturier Date July 15, 1997 Place Miami, Florida An ...
See also Columbine massacre; Crime; Homosexu- ality and gay rights; Menendez brothers murder case. Viagra Identification A dru ...
Viagra hit the market, with the introduction of Cialis (tadalafil) from Eli Lilly and Levitra (vardenafil) from Bayer and GlaxoS ...
process from start to finish. Victoria’s Secret unit- per-store sales jumped 20 percent. Impact At the close of the decade, Vict ...
Role-playing games (RPGs) became popular again with the 1996 release ofDiablo, an action RPG. The player guides a lone hero thro ...
1994 to provide ratings for games and warning labels for parents. Although there were questions concerning car- pal tunnel syndr ...
W Waco siege The Event Federal agents attempt to raid the Branch Davidian compound, and a fifty-one-day standoff ensues Date F ...
within the compound that the Davidians had been tipped off about the raid, thus eliminating the ele- ment of surprise, but order ...
icy directives on how to best handle fringe social groups who operated under standards of belief that differed from mainstream s ...
Wallace, David Foster Identification American author Born February 21, 1962; Ithaca, New York Died September 12, 2008; Claremo ...
Impact David Foster Wallace challenged conven- tions of fiction, mixing genres and modes to capture the essence of modern Americ ...
Bergdahl inWhat I Learned from Sam Walton(2004), “If consumers were choosing Ye Olde Corner Book- shoppe over Wal-Mart, that boo ...
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