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Like every year in the 90s,

1991 was a year of incredible change.

From the fall of the Soviet Union to the birth of the World Wide Web.

It was a roller coaster ride of exciting new paths being forged

as we were barreling toward the end of the

century. And more and more, we were being exposed to a new type of round-the-clock news coverage

that seemed to permeate our lives like never before. I'm Kathy Kanzora, and as 2020, a most

memorable year comes to a close,

history of the 90s is looking back and counting down 10 of the most memorable stories of 1991.

In the number 10 spot, the end of the Lebanon hostage crisis.

Yesterday afternoon, my captors came in, brought some new clothes, new shoes, my first in seven years,

and they hurt my feet, by the way.

And they said that I would be going home today.

On December 4, 1991, Hezbollah militants in Lebanon released kidnapped U.S. journalist Terry Anderson after 2,454 days in captivity.

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