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* 1992 - Detection of [[extrasolar planet]]s orbiting stars other than the sun is confirmed. <ref>{{cite journal|last=Wolszczan|first=A.|author2=Frail|title=A planetary system around the millisecond pulsar PSR1257 + 12|journal=Nature|date=9 January 1992|volume=355|pages=145–147|doi=10.1038/355145a0|url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v355/n6356/abs/355145a0.html|accessdate=14 December 2013}}</ref> |
* 1992 - Detection of [[extrasolar planet]]s orbiting stars other than the sun is confirmed. <ref>{{cite journal|last=Wolszczan|first=A.|author2=Frail|title=A planetary system around the millisecond pulsar PSR1257 + 12|journal=Nature|date=9 January 1992|volume=355|pages=145–147|doi=10.1038/355145a0|url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v355/n6356/abs/355145a0.html|accessdate=14 December 2013}}</ref> |
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* 1994 - The [[FlavrSavr]] [[tomato]], the first [[genetically modified food]] sold in the United States is introduced. |
* 1994 - The [[FlavrSavr]] [[tomato]], the first [[genetically modified food]] sold in the United States is introduced. |
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**1994 - The [[Oriental Pearl Tower]] is completed in [[Shanghai, China]], representing the newfound wealth and investment present in [[eastern China]]. |
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* 1995 - The [[Global Positioning System]] (GPS) becomes fully operational. |
* 1995 - The [[Global Positioning System]] (GPS) becomes fully operational. |
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**1995 - The [[NSFnet]] backbone is shut down, making the [[Internet]] a unified and "centerless" network without any restrictions on traffic types and essentially causing the [[Dot com bubble]] by attracting large-scale corporate investment in the Internet. |
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* 1996 - [[Dolly the sheep]] is [[cloning|cloned]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dolly the Sheep - A Life of Dolly|url=http://www.roslin.ed.ac.uk/public-interest/dolly-the-sheep/a-life-of-dolly/|work=Dolly The Sheep|publisher=University of Edinburgh|accessdate=14 December 2013}}</ref> |
* 1996 - [[Dolly the sheep]] is [[cloning|cloned]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dolly the Sheep - A Life of Dolly|url=http://www.roslin.ed.ac.uk/public-interest/dolly-the-sheep/a-life-of-dolly/|work=Dolly The Sheep|publisher=University of Edinburgh|accessdate=14 December 2013}}</ref> |
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** Construction starts on the [[International Space Station]]. |
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** [[Google]] begins indexing the [[World Wide Web]]. |
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* 1997 - The [[Hale–Bopp]] comet swings past the sun for the first time in 4,300 years and leads to the [[Heaven's Gate]] suicides. |
* 1997 - The [[Hale–Bopp]] comet swings past the sun for the first time in 4,300 years and leads to the [[Heaven's Gate]] suicides. |
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* July 4, 1997 - [[NASA]]'s spacecraft [[Mars Pathfinder|Pathfinder]] lands on [[Mars]] and deploys a small roving vehicle, [[Mars Pathfinder|Sojourner]], which analyzes the planet's geology and atmosphere. |
* July 4, 1997 - [[NASA]]'s spacecraft [[Mars Pathfinder|Pathfinder]] lands on [[Mars]] and deploys a small roving vehicle, [[Mars Pathfinder|Sojourner]], which analyzes the planet's geology and atmosphere. |
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