The 1990s

The Cold War thaws as Germany reunites and the world braces for conflict in the Gulf.

The Gulf War erupts on live television as the Soviet Union collapses and a new world order begins.

The world watches Barcelona light the Olympic flame as Britain crashes out of the ERM on Black Wednesday.

Dinosaurs rule the box office, the EU is born, and Brit culture starts to find its swagger.

Mandela becomes president, the Channel Tunnel opens, and Britpop ignites a cultural revolution.

Oasis vs Blur defines a generation as the internet starts to change everything.

Football comes home, the Spice Girls arrive, and Dolly the Sheep makes headlines as the world's first clone.

Britain mourns Diana, elects Blair in a landslide, and the world watches Titanic break every record.

France hosts and wins the World Cup, Google is born, and the Clinton scandal dominates headlines.

The millennium approaches with Y2K anxiety, dot-com mania, and a feeling that anything is possible.