Did You Know? 1990-1999

Did You Know 1990-1999

In 1997, the US space probe pathfinder landed on Mars.

Scientists at Roslin Institute in Scotland cloned a sheep, "Dolly" in 1997.

Princess Diana was killed in car crash in 1997.

The world's first university, where Aristotle and Socrates taught, was discovered in Athens in 1997.

In 1998 Microsoft launched Windows09.

The law against mixed race marriages was abandoned in South Carolina in 1998.

US. Frenchman Benoit Lecomte swam across the Atlantic Ocean in 1998

In 1999, citizens of Alabama got a chance to vote on law against mixed race marriages.

In 1999, scientists measured fastest wind speed ever recorded on earth, 509 km/h (318 mph) inside a tornado that struck Oklahoma City.

World population reached the 6 billion mark in 1999.

In 1990, a security thread and microprinting were introduced in $50 and 100 notes to deter conterfeiting by techologically advanced copiers and printers.

The direct costs of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation in the United States may have been as much as $15.9 billion in 1990.  Some studies indicate that insomnia can be predictive of future mental illness.

If heart disease, cancer, and Diabetes were eliminated, the life expectancy for both men and women would leap 99.2 years, it was in a 1990 issue of Science Magazine.

In 1990, more than 31 million americans were over 65 years old, nearly twice the number as in 1960. By 2020, when a large part of the baby boomer generation has passed age 65, there will be more than 50 million older americans.

The 1995 Guiness Book of World Records lists the largest baked pizza on record was 37.4 meters in diameter (12,159 sq. ft.) in Norwood South Africa December 8th 1990.

Another notable pizza by size was a 10,000 sq. ft. pizza cooked by Lorenzo Amato, owner of Cafe di Lorenzo in Tallahassee Florida in 1991.

In April 1999, a 5 car Japanese Malev set a world record of 552 km/h (345 mph)

In 1990, the Gulf War erupted as NATO defended Kuwait from Iraqi invasion.

Germany reunited in 1990

Hubble space telescope was launched in 1990

Helen Sharman became the first British astronaut in 1991 on Soyuz TM-12

In 1991, a 5,000 year old frozen body was discovered in the Alps, named "Otzi" with tattoos on his back, knees and ankles

In 1992, the worlds' first damages award was made for illness causes by passive smoking, in Sydney.

In 1993 the World Wide Web went graphic with the launch of the Mosaic browser.

Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to pay income tax in 1993.

In 1995 Liza Clayton became the first woman to sail around the world.

Microsoft launched Windows95 in 1995.

A national computer database of DNA records opened in the UK in 1995.

26 year old trader Nick Leeson single handedly  brought down Britain's oldest bank, Barings, by running up losses of 620 million Pounds in 1995.

In 1996 same sex marriages in the US were prohibited under the Defense of Marriage Act.

In 1996, NASA scientists announced the discovery of proof of living organisms on a Mars meteorite in Antarctica.

In 1997, the first ever space funeral occured when Timothy Leary's ashes were launched into space.

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