The interactive timeline below depicts important events and milestones relevant to this exhibition, from the period of the early 1930’s through today. Events are tracked across three categories:
Franklin D. Roosevelt 
Norman Rockwell 
world events
President George H. W. Bush Signs the ADA
July 26, 1990 / 1990sThe American’s with Disabilities Act bars discrimination against Americans with disabilities – this enables people with disabilities access to jobs, transportation, and public places, without restrictions due to disability
Photo: Creative Common
Photo Credit: President George Bush, Evan Kemp, Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Justin Dart, Chairman, President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, Rev. Harold Wilke and Swift Parrino, Chairperson, National Council on Disability
The Gulf War
1991 / 1990sThe Gulf War begins when Iraq fails to meet the UN deadline for withdrawal from Kuwait
Photo: Public Domain
Algeria is plunged into a brutal civil war between a military junta and Muslim terrorists
1992 / 1990s
Norman Rockwell Museum opens new building in Stockbridge
January 1, 1993 / 1990s
President Bill Clinton
January 20, 1993 / 1990sBill Clinton – 43rd President
(January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001)
Photo: Public Domain
Rockwell’s Studio moved to new Museum grounds in Stockbridge
March 29, 1993 / 1990s
Big storage made smaller
1994 / 1990sCompact Flash made flash data storage possible
Photo: Creative Common
The DVD
1995 / 1990sThe DVD became the next generation of disk storage
Photo: Public Domain
Oklahoma City bombing
1996 / 1990sA massive bomb destroys federal buildings in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people
Photo: Public Domain
“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”
June 4, 1997 / 1990sMaya Angelou is a celebrated and inspirational author and poet
Performing in New Orleans at the Essence Music Festival
Photo: Courtesy of the History Channel
Good Friday Agreement
1998 / 1990sA proposed referendum on northern Irish issues is accepted by all the relevant political parties in what becomes known as the “Good Friday Agreement”
Photo: Creative Common
Photo Credit: Parliament Buildings in Belfast, seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly
The USB stick plugged into computers for portable storage
1999 / 1990s
