Updated: May 28, 2010

1992 -- 4 million American babies are born

The Brits send the first text message, what's more
Rodney King is beaten, Bill Clinton is elected

No more cold war, Yugoslavia's dissected

'93 -- European Union is created
David Koresh and his cult do not make it

'94 -- The year of Nelson Mandela
And Genocide in Rwanda, I'll tell you
Republicans rode in they followed a Newt
And Forrest Gump ate a box of chocolates too

'95 -- First female secretary of state
OJ Simpson gets acquitted, he was out in L.A.
Pokémon debuts, but it is a pity
When a bomb blows up in Oklahoma City

They're not Israeli anymore, they're Palestinian

1996 -- The Atlanta Olympics
Mad cow disease is spreading it's intense
But it doesn't affect the Bulls or Michael Jordan
RIP Tupac, he was important

'97 -- Mother Teresa dies
So does B.I.G. and Princess Di
But Harry Potter is born, so is Dolly the sheep
NASA puts a rover on Mars - it's totally sweet

'98 -- We balance the budget and save dimes
Matthew Shepherd gets killed - it's a hate crime

'99 -- The whole nation cries
When we hear of what happened at Columbine
Bill Clinton lies about a lady, gets impeached
We celebrate the millennium and hit the streets

2000 -- Gore wins, no Bush wins or...
In the end it's decided by the Supreme Court

2001 -- Napster takes a permanent nap
iPods arrive and our genome is mapped
I bet we all remember the hour
When we heard that two planes had hit the towers
September 11th caused almost 3,000 coffins
US invaded Afghanistan to hunt bin Laden

'02 -- American Idol debuts, it's awesome
'Specially for a girl named Kelly Clarkson
Bush sees an Evil Axis, lowers taxes
Enron fraud, Spiderman does back flips

'03 -- The start of the Iraq war
While the genocide claims lives in Darfur
Columbia explodes, SARS is deadly
Hispanics are now the biggest minority

'04 -- Red Sox win, Boston takes to the streets
Facebook is founded by a couple of geeks
It's the year the Tsunami hits the shore
Kerry's swift-boated, Bush wins four more

'05 -- The Pope dies, concerts for Aids
YouTube, Twilight, Guitar Hero amaze
London subway bombing, hurricane Katrina
Baseballers are doping and where is FEMA?

'06 -- Al Gore makes a movie, it's true
Iran gets uranium but is it for nukes?
Nintendo says "Wii," Scientists find a fish
Saddam gets hanged, Democrats in Congress

'07 -- Virginia Tech and the troop surge
iPhone drops, the housing bubble bursts

We see the first female speaker of the house
Dixie Chicks win gold, Karl Rove steps down

'08 -- The fighting heats up in Gaza
There's the first black president, Barack Obama
Lehman Brothers FAIL, Phelps for the win
8 gold medals, the boy can swim!

'09 -- Stimulus, Avatar, prop 8,
Gay marriage, moon water, RIP MJ
H1N1, and Sotomayor
We're 10 trillion debt, and it's gonna be more

2010 -- Earthquakes in Chiles and Haiti
Oil spills and ash clouds are crazy
Tea Party, iPad, 3D's a nice fad
New Brit government and health reform passed
3.3 million high school graduates
Think of yourself and tell me, are you proud a bit?
Channel One, Flocab wishing you congrats
This has been the last 18 years in rap