Big Events I've Witnessed Since My Birth

1987
I was born

1989
First episode of The Simpson airs
Fall of the Wall of Berlin
George HW Bush elected as US President
The Little Mermaid is released

1990
First WWW page is ever written
West Germany wins FIFA world cup
Costa Rica plays for FIFA world cup
Gulf War starts
Home Alone is released
Edward Scissorhands is released

1991
Sonic the Hedgehog game is released
Bangladesh cyclone kills 130,000+
Beauty and the Beast is released

1992
European Union is formed
Last episode of Cosby show airs
Aladdin is released

1993
Bill Clinton elected as US president
Nightmare Before Christmas releases

1994
Brazil wins FIFA world cup
Forrest Gump is released
The Lion King is released

1995
Pocahontas is released
Toy Story is released

1996
First cloned sheep, Dolly

1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer airs
Mother Theresa dies
Princess Diana dies
Titanic is released
Bill Clinton re-elected as US President
Hercules is released

1998
Google is founded
iMac is introduced
France wins FIFA world cup
Mulan is released

1999
Columbine High School Massacre
World population hits 6 billion
The Matrix is released
Tarzan is released

2000
Y2K

2001
9-11 terrorist attacks in New York
iPod is released
First Harry Potter movie is released
George W Bush elected as US President
Shrek is released
Monsters Inc is released

2002
Brazil wins FIFA world cup
Costa Rica plays for FIFA world cup

2003
Space Shuttle Columbia crashes
Arnold Schwarzenegger is named Governor of California
Lord of the Rings is released worldwide
Myspace is founded
Finding Nemo is released
First Pirates of the Caribbean movie released
Big Fish is released

2004
Last episode of Friends is airs
First episode of Lost airs
Martha Stewart goes to jail for insider trading
Indian Oceanic Tsunami kills 200,000+
Facebook is launched

2005
Pope John Paul II dies
Hurricane Katrina hits US Gulf Coast
Corpse Bride is released

2006
MacBook is introduced
Italy wins FIFA world cup
Costa Rica plays for FIFA world cup
The DaVinci Code is released

2007
Sweeney Todd is released

2008
Baraback Obama is elected as the first US black president
The Dark Knight is released

2009
Michael Jackson dies
Avatar is released

2010
Haiti earthquake kills 310,000+
iPad is released
Eyjafjallajökull, Icelandic volcano erupts
Spain wins FIFA world cup
Inception is released

2011
Japan earthquake kills 15,000+
Last episode of Oprah Winfrey show airs after 25 years