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Nelson Mandela is released from prison: Febuary 11th, 1990

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Nelson Mandela is released from prison: Febuary 11th, 1990

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The Country of South Africa was under a crazy amount of conflict and civil war. It was a cruel government against black people and the white politicians. Nelson Mandela was put in prison in 1962 after trying to overthrow the state just because he wanted to run for president. He waited patiently and respectfully in a prison cell for 27 years on an island like prison. When he got, he used the sport of rugby to chance unify South Africa. If the people got along with the team and the Springboks, then they could get along with each other.

I believe that this was a major turning point in South Africa because to this day, if Nelson Mandela never got out of prison, and became a ruler of the Country who knows what the political state of the world would be as a whole nation. Without Mandela, the nation would still be at war or even gone. I believe that this still affects us today and is a huge event in history.

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The Rise of MC Hammer: Late 80s, early 90s

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The Rise of MC Hammer: Late 80s, early 90s

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MC Hammer had a few succusses before the 1990s with commercials and dancing to a few of his songs but it wasn’t until he dropped an album named “Don’t Hurt ‘Em” which really put him on the map. This album was credited with bringing a new school of rap and trends. Let’s not forget all the different dance trends along with fashion trends that he started during the 90s. Then he dropped his hit single “u can’t touch this” and the whole world went crazy because they have never seen any dance or music like this before.

This showed Change because prior to this era of music and fashion and dance there a dying era of the 70s and disco that was well on its decline. The world needed a new trend because that was what young people talked about and got along with. His flashy pants created a new trend that all the kids were wearing at the time and changed this perspective of puffy afros and colorful outfits were out with the old and baggy, flashy pants were in with the new. MC Hammer brought a new style and attitude towards the rap game and genre.

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German reunification: November 9, 1989- October 3, 1990

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German reunification: November 9, 1989- October 3, 1990

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To explain the significance of the reunification I first must start by providing you with the story before and give you some background information. Germany was divided into two countries after WW2. These two countries were West Germany and East Germany, and this put families at risk and separated families because there was a huge wall that was put in the middle of Germany to separate it into different parts. That was until it was broken down on October 3, 1990, and finally concluded that tragic time and era for the country of Germany.

I believe that the German reunification was a huge turning point for the whole country of Germany because it was an end of an era to say. Germany had a lot of bad history from the war that lingered around, and that wall was a constant reminder that there was a horrible time in German history. After it was broken down, Germans no longer had to see and be divided by that. It will never leave the minds of German and its history but the breaking down of the wall really was a fresh start for Germany.

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The 1992 Dream team was a team formed for the first time of all NBA players. This included players like Micheal Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Charles Barkey to name a few. Just think about a classic one-sided match, and that was every game in the Olympics because it was basically an all-star team. According to Wikipedia, they “defeated its opponents by an average of 44 points.” This team was coached by Chuck Daly, but it didn’t go so well in the beginning, word got out that they were getting beat in practice scrimmages by the practice squad, but things shaped up.

This showed Continuity because,prior to 1992 FIBA didn’t allow NBA players to play in the Olympics. It was only amateur players and NCAA college players that could play in the Olympics. 1992 was the first year they could use NBA players, and the team did just that and some adding 12 of the best players in the NBA at that time to go against other countries. Ever since, the United States basketball team has been using some of the best NBA players and putting them on the Olympic squad. They have had great success but now that

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The cause of the LA riots was the Killing of Latasha Harlin’s, racial tension in the city of Los Angles, and the beating of Rodney King by 4 policemen on a highway. The LA riots of 1992 was the effect of all the built-up tension and discrimination of African Americans in Los Angeles and around the country. This was tension that was building for a while, and the beating of Rodney King really was the cause of this.

This is like the looting and rioting in Minnesota after George Floyd’s killing. Yes, there were peaceful protest all of the world at this time and this was a healing time for American Americans and this started the “Black Lives Matter” movement and protests. Although there was a time of hate with the rioting and the looting, I believe that it will get over shadowed by the peaceful protests.

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Cause: Police Brutality against Rodney King: March 3, 1991 

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Cause: Police Brutality against Rodney King: March 3, 1991 

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Rodney King was an African American man that was a victim of police brutality. There is this horrible video of this, and it is really disturbing. He was brutally beaten by several officers by sticks that they hold, and he was badly bruised just because he was a black man. Police drew their gun on him and was struck in the face with a Billy club and was videotaped and showed on the air for everyone to see in which created a uproar.

There was a very similar occurrence that happened recently in 2020 with the killing of George Floyd. So, 20 to 30 years later, the same things and occurrences are happening. So, when is it going to stop. African Americans have been dealing with issues with police ever since the beginning of time. George Floyd was killed because a police officer’s knee was on his throat after he repeatedly told him and gasped “I can’t breathe”

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The Rock group Nirvana was a group with lead guitarist and singer Kurt Cobain, on the drums there was Dave Grohol. Nirvana started on the rise around 1991 when they first released their hit single, “smells like teen spirt” thus kickstarting the beginning of grunge rock and a new kind of rock that society hasn’t ever heard. Along with a few more hit singles like “something in the way”, “heart-shaped box”, and “lithium” the world was quickly falling in love with this group, until Kurt Cobain tragically killed himself with a shotgun to the face in 1994.

This brought a change because with the new emergence of grunge, where this is informing people to stay true to themselves and not changing for anyone. This band really was the first band in the 90s that was catchy, trendy, and socially inspiring because of their message and the lyrics that they have sung about.

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Cause: OJ Simpson “killing” his ex-wife and husband: June 12, 1994

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Cause: OJ Simpson “killing” his ex-wife and husband: June 12, 1994

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Heisman trophy winner and Buffalo Bills running back O.J. Simpson was accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her new husband Ronald Goldman. The couple were found dead in their house. With so much forensic evidence left at the crime, it was for sure that OJ was the killer.

O.J. and Nicole had several other instances where she had been abused by him, but Nicole dropped the charges after her parents told her go back to Simpson. This was a huge story during the 90s because this really turned into a racial problem and women during that time were very mad because when the verdict came out, O.J. was not guilty

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Affect: O.J. Simpson car chase: June 17th, 1994

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Affect: O.J. Simpson car chase: June 17th, 1994

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“The juice is loose.” This was one of the most viral police chases to ever happen. If you aren’t familiar with the chase, O.J. Simpson was on the run from the police after he had been asked to surrender earlier in the day, and if he didn’t surrender then he is fugitive. Around 5:51 pm he is found driving his white ford bronco on the highway.

O.J. was in the back seat with a loaded gun with his NFL teammate driving away from the cops. This was a huge time in the 90s, with it being so big that it overtook the 1994 NBA finals on television. He is finally driven to his home where they have neogations with the police and finally is brought into custody.

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Micheal Jordan releases his first signature shoe: April 1st, 1985

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Micheal Jordan releases his first signature shoe: April 1st, 1985

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With the new emergence of Micheal Jordan coming out of college and being the next big star. Nike saw him as a great fresh new face of the brand because at the time, Reebok was controlling the basketball sneaker world with big names like Larry Bird and Magic. Nike needed a fresh new sneaker to get them back in the sneaker race. They did just that, they found an electric player just like Jordan and came up with the great idea to call it Air Jordan 1 because of the way he flew and dunked the ball. Once they hit the streets, they were so popular that people in Chicago were getting killed over them.

This shows continuity because even at the start Jordans have been hot and selling and now in 2024 Jordan Retro 4’s, 11s, and 3’s just to name a few of my favorites. This has even created a sneaker community between people, where people buy and sell sneakers within themselves to make profit and make friends. So even economically Jordans have grown even more that people have thought. Not to mention all the basketball players that are admiring his shoes. Jordan has other signature athletes signed under his shoes like Jayson Tatum, and Zion Williamson.

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The Television series “friends”: September 22, 1994

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The Television series “friends”: September 22, 1994

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The TV show Friends was a first look of a modern-day sitcom that a lot of Americans tuned in and watched every night. It was where a literal group of friends hung out and it made you feel like you were a part of the friend’s group, with laugh tracks and funny humor, it was what you wanted to watch with your family at the end of the night. If you missed an episode of friends, then you had to hear about it from your coworkers or people that talked about it at work so you aways had to stay tuned with every episode, so you didn’t miss the coffee talk in the workplace.

I believe that this showed continuity because it was one of the first sitcoms to make a lot of people laugh and relate to. This and Steinfeld were two great shows that even people like Micheal Jordan were watching. Now you see a lot more TV shows like this that you must tune in and don’t miss out. It gave people a conversation topic to talk about and if you didn’t see it, then you were outside the conversation.

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Tupac death: East Coast vs West Coast. November 10th, 1996 

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Tupac death: East Coast vs West Coast. November 10th, 1996 

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Tupac was a hot and coming rapper from west coast of California that was a part of death row records. Just dropping 2 platinum albums in the early 90s, the future was bright for the young man. He starred in a movie with Janet Jackson that was also attracting major attention. On the other side of the Coast there was Biggie Smalls another rapper that was catching fire and worked with Tupac. Although some bad blood came, and they both wrote diss tracks about each other until Tupac was shot in a drive by after leaving a boxing match.

This showed change because right after this shooting, shortly after biggie smalls was killed but it was believed that it was connected to Tupac’s murder but that is unknown. After both rapper’s death, the music world was in grief of what just happened. Two of the biggest artists in rap history just died. What new artist is going to step up and give a much-needed trend and style to patch up what society just lost.

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During the 1998 Major league baseball season there was a season long battle for home runs between 3 players… Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Ken Griffey Jr. This is chase was better known as “Summer of Swat” with Mark McGwire reaching the record of 62 home runs in a single season and finished the season off with 70 home runs while Sammy Sosa finished the season off with 66 home runs also breaking the previous record. This record was previously set in 1961 by Roger Maris and it took more than 30 years to break.

I believe that this was a change in baseball, and this brought more viewers and publicity to the game. This brought much needed attraction to the sport because it was more entertaining, and it was what fans wanted to see. Fans were loving the increased amount of offense, but this later became a controversial because it was later found out that during that time there was a lot of steroid use by notable players like McGwire and Sammy Sosa.

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The Columbine Shooting of 1999 was the first huge school shooting to happen in the history of the United States. 15 deaths including both shooters (Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold) and 24 were injured. It was known that there was a lot of evidence before hinting that they were going to shoot up the school, but no one put in a tip to the cops that they were going to do it because it has never happened before, so everyone thought they were joking.

This was a major turning point in the history as we know it and affects modern day life now and how we go about school. We now have all these procedures and safety protocols in case of a shooting at school. If you ask me, no kid should have to prepare to know what to do in case of a shooting while you are at school. Although we are making all these measures to ensure no more shootings happen, the numbers every year go up. This was all because of Columbine and

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Terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers: September 11th, 2001

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Terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers: September 11th, 2001

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The terrorist attacks on 9/11 sparked a war between the United States and the Middle East countries is still lasting to this day. The United States still has troops deployed over there and it hasn’t been until maybe 2011 where they don’t get a break. 2 hijacked planes were intentionally flown into the north and south world trade centers and another plane was sent into the pentagon. This put the Country of the United States into a state of panic and uncertainty

I believe that this was a turning point in US history and is something that we still deal with to this day with all the security measures that we see at airports since this tragedy. Prior to this, there was little to no security or at least not to the extent of what we see now. Because of this tragedy, airport and security precautions were taken and affected the way we go to the airport for the better. It has never been seen before the world was put in a frenzy.