The 1990’s

Major Events
• Troops are Sent to Bosnia
• Tailhook Scandal
• President Clinton Scandal
• Rodney King
• Bomb in World Trade Center
• O.J. Simpson Trial
• Oklahoma City Bombing
• Columbine Massacre

Political Changes and Events
• New Director of CIA
• Bill Clinton Elected President
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Clinton Signs Brady Bill
• Stephen G. Breyer
• Newt Gingrich
• Clinton Re-elected
• Madeline Albright
• Clinton Accused of Sexual Harrasment
• Senate Opens Impeachment Trial for Clinton

Famous People
• Steve Jobs
• Michael Jordan
• Tiger Woods
• Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa
• Oprah Winfrey
• Martha Stewert
• Bobbi McCaughey
• Sally Ride

Fashions
Boys
• Sports Jersies
• Nike Air Jordan’s
• Baggy Jeans Girls
• “Cool Grunge” Look • Spaghetti Straps
• “Hoodie and Shorts” • The “Clueless” Wear
Combination • Bright Clothes
• Big Shoes • Short Hair
• Facial Hair and Goatee’s • “The Rachel” Hairstyle
• “The Caesar” Hairstyle • Headbands

Fads
• Being healthy (Fat Free Foods and Water)
• Skates
• Beanie Baby’s
• Furby
• Tickle Me Elmo
• Yo Yo’s
• Tatoo’s and Body Peicings
• Video Games

Science and Technology
• The Hubble Telescope
• First Spy Satellite
• “Gopher” is Created
• Frozen water Found On Moon
• WWW Invented
• Viagra
• Flavr Savr Tomato
• John Glenn Returns To Orbit
• Martian Meteorite
• Endeavour Connects to ISS
• Dolly The Sheep
• First Human Hand Transplant
• Exploration of Mars

Art
• Annie Liebowitz
• Bill Viola
• Cindy Sherman
• Maya Lin
• Donna Howell-Sickles
• William Wegman
• David Adickes
• Brother Jeremias
• Arlene Polite
• John Biggers
“Beachhead”
• Irby Brown By: Jacob Lawrence
• Jacob Lawrence
• Robert Rauschenberg
“Work Boots”
By: William Wegman
“The Character of Hill, Under Glass”
By: Maya Lin

Music Top 10 Artists of the Decade:
Top 10 Songs of the Decade:
#1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit #1. Nirvana
#2. U2 - One #2. Radiohead
#3. Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way #3. R.E.M.
#4. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You #4. Oasis
#5. Madonna - Vogue #5. Beck
#6. Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back! #6. Massive Attack
#7. Britney Spears - Baby One More Time #7. Blur
#8. TLC - Waterfalls #8. Björk
#9. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion #9. Pavement
#10. Sinéad O’Connor - Nothing #10. PJ Harvey

Food
1990 - Cream of Broccoli soup (Campbells)
1991 - Mcdonald's McLean Deluxe (low-fat burger that flopped), Crisco Sticks,
Colombo Classic (yogurt), Homestyle entrees (Stouffers, frozen), Prego Pizza sauce
(Campbells), Life Savers Holes
1992 - AriZona bottled iced teas introduced, Charlie's Lunch Kit (Starkist)
1993 - Boca Burger (soy burger product), Snackwell brand (low fat cookies),Promise
Ultra (Lever Brothers), Hershey's Hugs
1994 - Fruitopia (bottled fruit beverage, Healthy Choice (Kellogg's, breakfast cereal
line)
1995 - Blue Bell introduces the nation's first full line of bite-size mini-frozen snacks,
from fruit ices to chocolate-dipped cones, DiGiorno Rising Crust Pizza, Turkey bacon
(Louis Rich)
1996 - Lay's Baked Potato Crisps, Dunkin' Doughnuts begins making bagels, Stuffed
crust pizza (Pizza Hut)
1997 - V8 Splash (beverage)
1998 - Frozen Skillet Sensations, fryable entree combinations, fat-free Pringles &
Frito-Lay Wow! Potato chips with Olean, Cappuchino Coolers (Kraft)
1999 - Pillsbury's OneStep Brownie (already packaged in the cooking pan)

Film and Theatre Tony Winners: Drama and
Musical Plays on Broadway
• 1990 - Grapes of Wrath & City
of Angels
• 1991 - Lost in Yonkers & The Will
Rogers Follies
• 1992 - Dancing at Lughnasa &
Crazy for You
Academy Award Winning • 1993 - Angels in America & Kiss
Movies of the Decade of the Spider Woman
• 1990 Dances with Wolves • 1994 - Angels in America &
• 1991 Silence of the Lambs Passion
• 1992 Unforgiven • 1995 - Love! Valour!
• 1993 Schindler's List Compassion! & Sunset Boulevard
• 1994 Forrest Gump • 1996 - Master Class & Rent
• 1995 Braveheart • 1997 - The Last Night of
• 1996 The English Patient Ballyhoo & Titanic
• 1997 Titantic • 1998 - Art & The Lion King
• 1998 Shakespeare in Love • 1999 - Side Man & Fosse
• 1999 American Beauty

Sports
The Super Bowl: Dallas (3), Denver (2), San Francisco
(2), Green Bay, NY Giants, Washington.
World Series: New York Yankees (2), Toronto (2),
Florida, Cincinnati, Atlanta.
NBA Championship: Chicago (6), Houston (2),
Detroit, San Antonio.
NCAA Basketball Championships: Duke (2),
Kentucky (2), Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, North
Carolina, UCLA, UNLV
NCAA Football Championships: Nebraska (2),
Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Florida St., Miami, Michigan.
The World Cup: Germany, Brazil, France

Books and Literature Caldecott Award
Newbery Award Winners:
Winners:
1990: Lon Po Po: A Red-
1990: Number the Stars Riding Hood Story from
by Lois Lowry China by Ed Young
1991: Maniac Magee by 1991: Black and White by
Jerry Spinelli David Macaulay
1992: Shiloh by Phyllis 1992: Tuesday by David
Reynolds Naylor Wiesner
1993: Missing May by 1993: Mirette on the High
Cynthia Rylant Wire by Emily Arnold
1994: The Giver by Lois McCully
Lowry 1994: The Very Hungry
1995: Walk Two Moons Caterpillar by Eric Carle
by Sharon Creech 1995: Smoky Night by
1996: The Midwife's Eve Bunting
Apprentice by Karen 1996: Officer Buckle and
Cushman Gloria by Peggy
1997: The View from Rathmann
Saturday by E.L. 1997: Golem by David
Konigsburg Wisniewski
1998: Out of the Dust 1998: Rapunzel by Paul
by Karen Hesse O. Zelinsky
1999: Holes by Louis 1999: Snowflake Bentle by
Sachar Jacqueline Briggs Martin

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