Generation Y Late 90s

1995
• Oklahoma City bombing killing 168 Americans in government building
• OJ Simpson found innocent of murder
• Ebola Virus kills 244 Africans in Kikwit, Zaire
• Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr., first African American to walk in space

1996
• Unabomber (Ted Kaczynski) arrested after resisting the search of his home in Lincoln, MA
• Flight 800 from NY crashes killing all passengers
• Ebonics recognized as a separate language by the Oakland California School Board
• Princess Diana and Charles officially divorced
• Olympic Park bombing killing 1 person, injuring nearly 100

1997
• First clone: Dolly the sheep
• Heaven’s Gate cult mass suicide of 39 people in California
• OJ found guilty of wrongful death in civil suit
• Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols found guilty of Oklahoma City bombing
• Princess Diana dies in car accident after high-speed chase from paparazzi in Paris
• Mars Pathfinder lands on Mars surface
• Beauty pageant child star, Jean Benet Ramsey, murdered at age 6

1998
• Clinton admits to Lewinsky affair, his approval rating soars to all-time high 76%
• Agreement made for peace in Northern Ireland
• 5000th Price is Right episode
• Mark McGuire earns his 70th home run taking the record from Roger Maris
• Arkansas school massacre, 2 boys ages 13 and 14, open fire in school playground killing 5 people in Jonesboro.