Which Middle Eastern country did Iraq invade in August 1990, leading
Chapter 1

The world rewrites itself

Chapter 2

Boomboxes and chart toppers

Chapter 3

Box office hits and couch potato classics

Chapter 4

Pages, pixels, and playtimes

YOUR GOAL

Master of The wild, world-changing year of 1990

Ch 1 · The world rewrites itself
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schopenhauer NASA launches the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.

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schopenhauer 1990 World Map Updates

Germany is whole / Yemen is one / redrawing the world

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schopenhauer East Germany and West Germany unite to form a single nation

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Launching a giant eye into space

schopenhauer The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit, overcoming early vision problems to revolutionize our understanding of the universe.

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Two Germanys become one

schopenhauer Less than a year after the Berlin Wall fell, East and West Germany officially reunited to form a single nation.

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Rewind Ninety
BETA

schopenhauer Sort 1990 music, movies, and headlines to discover how this iconic year shaped modern culture.

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Fun Fact

Hubble's blurry eyes: Scientists fixed the telescope's blurry mirror using a system of corrective mirrors that acted like giant space contact lenses.

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Glossary
reunification (noun)
The act or process of uniting again after being divided. On October 3, 1990, East and West Germany officially merged, ending decades of Cold War division.

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Gossip

Which 1990 news event feels most historic today?

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Quiz

Who wrote the first formal proposal for the World Wide Web in late 1990?

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schopenhauer Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau propose the World Wide Web.

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Quiz

In what year was Nelson Mandela released from South Africa's Victor Verster Prison?

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Quiz

Which country hosted the 1990 FIFA World Cup, which was won by West Germany?

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Quiz

Which two countries officially reunited on October 3, 1990, ending decades of division?

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Quiz

Which Middle Eastern country did Iraq invade in August 1990, leading to the Gulf War?

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Quiz

Which two historical regions merged in May 1990 to form the modern Republic of Yemen?

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Quiz

What major technical flaw did scientists discover shortly after launching the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990?

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Quiz

Which space shuttle carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit in April 1990?

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