1991
- Persian Gulf War begins
- Last of apartheid laws repealed in South Africa
- Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Macedonia declare independence from Yugoslavia, setting the stage for civil war
1992
- Church of England approves ordination of women priests
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed by U.S., Canada, Mexico
- William Jefferson Clinton elected President
1993
- World Trade Center in New York bombed
- 51-day standoff between federal agents and Branch Dividians at Mt. Carmel near Waco ends in tragedy
- Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) veterans gather in Sweetwater to celebrate the 50th anniversary of establishment during World War II
- The Rev. Bill Bennett ordained to the priesthood at St. Luke's; he soon will leave his position as Provost at ETSS to become rector of St. Mark's, Austin
1994
- Republicans gain majority of both houses of Congress for first time since 1950s
- Channel Tunnel ("Chunnel") between England and France opens
- U.S. Attorney General appoints independent counsel to investigate Whitewater scandal
1995
- April 19: federal building in Oklahoma City bombed; 168 people killed; it is called the worst terrorist attack ever on U.S. soil
- Partial U.S. government shut-down because of budget woes
- First rendezvous of U.S. NASA spacecraft with Russian Mir space station
- Sensational murder trial of O. J. Simpson ends in acquittal
- The Rt. Rev. Claude Payne becomes 7th Bishop of the Diocese of Texas
1996
- Clinton reelected President
- TWA flight 800 explodes off coast of Long Island shortly after take-off from New York City
- 100th anniversary of Olympics in Atlanta marred by bomb explosion
- FBI ends 17-year search with arrest of "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski,
- Madeline Albright becomes first female U. S. Secretary of State
- St. Barnabas Episcopal Church founded in Austin
1997
- Worldwide mourning after deaths of Mother Teresa and England's Princess Diana
- Tornado devastates Williamson County town of Jarrell in May
- Sexual harassment scandal in the White House
- The Rt. Rev. Frank Griswold elected Presiding Bishop
former Presiding Bishop John Hines dies, July 19, 1997
1998
- St. David's Episcopal Church celebrates its sesquicentennial
- El Niņo weather pattern affects world climate
- Bill Clinton becomes second President to be impeached; trial ends with acquittal in 1999
- Hurricane Mitch devastates Central America; St. Luke's parishioner John Burnett covers the story for National Public Radio and St. Luke's youth and ETSS seminarians travel to Honduras to volunteer in recovery efforts
- Baseball history is made when St. Louis Cardinals' Mark McGwire hits 70 homeruns to break the single-season record previously held by Roger Maris
1999
- NATO forces go to war against Yugoslavia in Kosovo; again, John Burnett is in the thick of things covering the story for NPR
- Two armed students kill 15 and wound 23 at Columbine High School in Colorado
- "Y2K" mania hits, with fears that computers will crash at turn of the year 2000
- 450th anniversary of The Book of Common Prayer celebrated with special service
2000
- New year begins without anticipated "Y2K" computer problems
- Historic concordat between the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America approved at General Convention in June
- Austin and rest of Texas see worst heat wave in years; record-breaking heat spikes on
Sept. 5 with official temperature in Austin reaching 112 degrees
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