1992 to today
The Modern Era
We have not published articles about this era yet. Meanwhile, here are events from these years.
On This Day in This Era
Events from 1992 to today, by date.
- February 7, 1992European leaders sign the Maastricht Treaty, creating the European Union.
- December 9, 1992U.S. Marines landed in Mogadishu to lead an international relief mission in Somalia.
- January 25, 1995Russian radar mistakes a Norwegian research rocket for a possible missile attack.
- November 21, 1995Balkan leaders agreed to the Dayton peace deal, ending the war in Bosnia.
- December 11, 1997The Kyoto Protocol on cutting greenhouse gas emissions was adopted in Japan.
- November 20, 1998Zarya, the first piece of the International Space Station, launched from Kazakhstan.
- December 12, 2000The Supreme Court's ruling in Bush v. Gore halted the Florida recount in the presidential election.
- December 13, 2003U.S. forces captured former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein near Tikrit.
- January 4, 2007Nancy Pelosi of California became the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House.
- January 9, 2007Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone at the Macworld convention in San Francisco.
- January 15, 2009Captain Chesley Sullenberger landed a disabled airliner on the Hudson River, saving everyone aboard.
- February 15, 2013A meteor explodes in the sky over Chelyabinsk, Russia, shattering windows across the region.