Count down year by year with real world facts!
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Zika was 2015. Dang son.
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2000
The Y2K Bug that wasn't
The Y2K Bug that wasn't
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1993
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (later renamed UFC 1: The Beginning) was the first mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), held at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, on November 12, 1993.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_1
Windows 3.11 (Final and latest release of English Win3.1)
Windows 3.11 was released on November 8, 1993. It did not add any feature improvements over Windows 3.1; it only corrected problems. Microsoft replaced all retail versions of Windows 3.1 with Windows 3.11 and provided a free upgrade via their web site to anyone who currently owned Windows 3.1.[11]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (later renamed UFC 1: The Beginning) was the first mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), held at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, on November 12, 1993.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_1
Windows 3.11 (Final and latest release of English Win3.1)
Windows 3.11 was released on November 8, 1993. It did not add any feature improvements over Windows 3.1; it only corrected problems. Microsoft replaced all retail versions of Windows 3.1 with Windows 3.11 and provided a free upgrade via their web site to anyone who currently owned Windows 3.1.[11]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x
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1992
January 8th
March 17th
White South Africans vote in favour of political reforms which will end the apartheid regime and create a power-sharing multi-racial government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_apartheid_referendum,_1992
April 6th
Windows 3.1 is released.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x
November 3rd
Willy Clinton gets is elected to be the 42nd President of the United States of America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1992
January 8th
March 17th
White South Africans vote in favour of political reforms which will end the apartheid regime and create a power-sharing multi-racial government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_apartheid_referendum,_1992
April 6th
Windows 3.1 is released.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x
November 3rd
Willy Clinton gets is elected to be the 42nd President of the United States of America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1992
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1990 - Germany is reunited.
and i turned 9.
and i turned 9.
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1989 -- Batman with Michael Keaton and Honey I Shrunk The Kids hit the big screen, Seinfeld premiered on TV, and Kareem Abdul Jabbar retired at the Great Western Forum.
Great way to close out the 80s!
Great way to close out the 80s!
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1986
- Mike Tyson wins his first ever boxing title. He is the youngest heavyweight champion of the time.
- In April, the worst nuclear power plant accident ever occurs at Chernobyl in the Ukrainian SSR. People are still coming forward with health issues from the accident which killed 31 people.
- The first ever musicians are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley.
