1990s PeopleAMERICA IN THE 90s1990 – Creator of Sesame Street and The Muppets, Jim Henson, dies1991 – Persian Gulf War1992 – Singer Sinead O’Connor causes controversy by tearing up the Pope’s picture during a Saturday Night Live performance1993 – Terrorists detonate bomb in World Trade Center1994 – For the frst time in 40 years, Republicans win control of Senate and House1995 – Football player, O.J. Simpson, goes on trial for murder1996 – Ted Kaczynski charged as the Unabomber1997 – The $50 bill gets an overhaul – the frst in almost 70 years1998 – Linda Tripp secretly tapes conversations with Clinton intern, Monica Lewinsky1999 – President Clinton acquitted in Senate impeachment trial45 46