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I'm running out of time at the moment, so I'm just going to toss my notes out here on our last 10 icons for 20th Century history, but then I'll come back and edit this later--eventually! (unless on of you bets me too it by creating your own Purple Elephant story in the comment box!)
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Here are the notes and icons:
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91 - Abominable Snow Man, Dust Devil
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Collapse of the Soviet Union
Operation Desert Storm
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92 - Smoke Stacks, Solar Panels
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June 1992
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The UN Conference on Environment and Development, the "Earth Summit", is held in Rio de Janeiro attended by leaders from over 100 countries, the largest intergovernmental gathering in history, resulting in Agenda 21, a plan of action for sustainable development.
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93 - Pentagon, Irrigation Lines
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1993 -- Irrigation Line
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Eritrean independence was declared on 27 April, 1993 as a result of a referendum held with UN verification, with more than 98.5% of registered voters voting. Eritrea was subsequently admitted to membership in the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity.
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94 - Boats, Gold Medal
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23 June 1994
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Elections are held in South Africa from 26 to 29 April, observed by 2,527 staff of the United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa (UNOMSA) deployed around the country. On 25 May, the Security Council lifted the arms embargo and other restrictions against South Africa. On 23 June, after 24 years, South Africa took its place once again in the General Assembly.
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95 - Mushroom, U-Haul
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26 June 1995
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A conference is held in San Francisco, California to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter.
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Sarin Gas Attack in Tokyo Subway
Oklahoma City Bombing
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96 -- Plowshare, Plastic Wrist Band
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10 September 1996
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The General Assembly adopted the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty. This is a turning point in the history of efforts towards nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. The treaty was opened for signature on 24 September.
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97 -Olive Branch, King Kong
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Hong Kong Returned to China
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98 - Compass, BURNT TOAST NAN
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India and Pakistan Test Nuclear Weapons
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99 - Cornerstone, Elevator Lift
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Panama Canal Returns to Panama
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00 - Shield, Football
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International Space Station becomes permanently staffed on November 2nd.
The International Space Station marks its 10th anniversary of continuous human occupation on Nov. 2, 2010. Since Expedition 1, which launched Oct. 31, 2000, and docked Nov. 2, the space station has been visited by 196 individuals from eight different countries.
At the time of the anniversary, the station’s odometer will read more than 1.5 billion statute miles (the equivalent of eight round trips to the Sun), over the course of 57,361 orbits around the Earth. Since the first module, Zarya, launched at 1:40 a.m. EST on Nov. 20, 1998, it has made a total of 68,519 orbits of our home planet, or about 1.7 billion miles on its odometer.
As of the Nov. 2 anniversary date there have been 103 launches to the space station: 67 Russian vehicles, 34 space shuttles, one European and one Japanese vehicle. A total of 150 spacewalks have been conducted in support of space station assembly totaling more than 944 hours.
The space station, including its large solar arrays, spans the area of a U.S. football field, including the end zones, and weighs 827,794 pounds. The complex now has more livable room than a conventional five-bedroom house, and has two bathrooms and a gymnasium.
Additional launches will continue to augment these facts and figures, so check back here for the latest.
International Space Station Size & Mass
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/onthestation/facts_and_figures.html
AND FOR ALL OF YOU REALLY INSPIRED TO MEMORIZE HISTORY, check this out:
http://www.brainyhistory.com/years/2000.html
PS: I am updating the BURNT TOAST for the test bombs in Indian and Pakistan in 1998 to a DUST BIN, which sounds a little more like TEST BOMB and is easy for me to work with in future associations.
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