1990-1999

This page contains a timeline of major events related to the Lost Generation between 1990 and 1999, with U.S. and world events to provide context.

Previous: 1980-1989

• 1990

  August 25 – Morley Callaghan dies in Toronto, Canada

• 1992

  February 1 – U.S. and Russia sign treaty officially ending the Cold War

  December 27 – Kay Boyle dies in Mill Valley, California

• 1993

  January 21 – Bill Clinton sworn in as 42nd U.S. President

  November 19 – Kenneth Burke dies in Andover, New Jersey

• 1997

  January 21 – Bill Clinton sworn in for a second term

  June 22 – William Slater Brown dies in Rockport, Massachusetts at age 100

• 1999

  December 31 – Panama gains control of the Panama Canal from the U.S.

See also: 1870s-80s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s