25 Things That Have Happened Since the Last Time the Bengals Went to the Super Bowl

By CityBeat Staff on Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 3:35 pm

The Cincinnati Bengals are going to the Super Bowl for the first time in over 30 years. In order to really understand that amount of time, we decided to look back at the things that have happened since then. From the Gulf War to Tamagotchis to the birth of three top Bengals players, a lot has gone down since 1989.

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The iPhone was invented (2007)

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The iPhone was invented (2007)

Tamagotchis were born (1997) — and many have been left to die

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Tamagotchis were born (1997) — and many have been left to die

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Three Bengals stars were born: Joe Burrow (1996), Joe Mixon (1996) and Evan McPherson (1999)

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Three Bengals stars were born: Joe Burrow (1996), Joe Mixon (1996) and Evan McPherson (1999)

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The Great American Tower was built (2008)

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The Great American Tower was built (2008)

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We got our first Black President (2009)

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We got our first Black President (2009)

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A global pandemic started (2020)

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A global pandemic started (2020)

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Friends debuted on NBC (1994)

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Friends debuted on NBC (1994)

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The Bengals got their own stadium: Paul Brown Stadium (2000)

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The Bengals got their own stadium: Paul Brown Stadium (2000)

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Bill Clinton became the second American president to be impeached (1999)

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Bill Clinton became the second American president to be impeached (1999)

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The Hubble Space Telescope launched (1990)

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The Hubble Space Telescope launched (1990)

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Michael Jordan retired from the NBA, three times (1993, 1999 and 2003)

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Michael Jordan retired from the NBA, three times (1993, 1999 and 2003)

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AIM happened: A/S/L? (1997)

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AIM happened: A/S/L? (1997)

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The Star Wars prequels (1999-2005) and sequel trilogies were released (2015-2019).

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The Star Wars prequels (1999-2005) and sequel trilogies were released (2015-2019).

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CityBeat was founded (1994)

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CityBeat was founded (1994)

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All of the Harry Potter books were published (1997-2007)

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All of the Harry Potter books were published (1997-2007)

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Movie viewers have gone through VHS, DVDs, Blu-Ray and now streaming (Netflix launched streaming services in 2007)

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Movie viewers have gone through VHS, DVDs, Blu-Ray and now streaming (Netflix launched streaming services in 2007)

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The Gulf War (1990-1991)

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The Gulf War (1990-1991)

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O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder (1995)

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O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder (1995)

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We found out the Y2K bug wasn’t real (2000)

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We found out the Y2K bug wasn’t real (2000)

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We were introduced to Beyoncé (1990s)

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We were introduced to Beyoncé (1990s)

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