The 1990s
	American History European History	1990s CE

1990 Named David H. Souter as Supreme Court Justice.  Iraq invades Kuwait in August.  Cummunist governments of Eastern Europe fall. German unification is complete.	1991 In January, U.S. troops lead U.N. forces to quick victory over Saddam Hussein, pushing the Iraqis out of Kuwait.  Soviet hard-liners attempt a coup against Gorbachev which fails.  African-American Clarence Thomas confirmed to Supreme Court after controversial hearings.  USSR collapses and the new Russian Commonwealth is formed.
1992 Wins the Republican Party nomination for a second term in August. Suffers defeat 370-168EV at the hands of the Democratic nominee Bill Clinton in the November 3 general election.	1993 Bill Clinton 1st Lady: Hillary Names Ruth Bader Ginsberg as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.  In a White House ceremony, representatives of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) sign a declaration of principles for interim Palestinian self-rule.  Congress approves legislation implementing the Clinton-supported North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), linking Canada, Mexico and the United States.
1994 With U.S. backing, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti's democratically elected president who was overthrown in a 1991 coup, is restored to office.  Congress fails to enact legislation reforming the health-care system, a Clinton priority.  In midterm elections, the Republican Party gains control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1954.	1995
1996	1997
1998	1999

1990s