1993   Deranged gunman Colin Ferguson opens fire on a Long Island Railroad train in Long Island, New York, killing 6 and injuring 19.

1994   Woodstock '94 begins in Woodstock, New York.

1996   John Gotti is convicted on 13 counts of murder, conspiracy, racketeering, and other charges by a New York jury.

1997   Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York.

1998   Ramzi Yousef is sentenced to life in prison for his role in planning the first terrorist attack against the World Trade Center in New York.

1999   The Woodstock 1999 festival is held in upstate New York.

2000   Hillary Rodham Clinton announces that she will be a candidate for the New York Senate seat vacated by Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan

2000   Hillary Clinton is elected to the United States Senate for the state of New York, becoming the first former First Lady of the United States to win public office.