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1990’s

1990’s. By Jared Berk Caleb Cole Blake Russell. Science & Technology. First commercial i nternet-1990 CD-R-1991 DVRs Yahoo is founded-1994 Google is founded-1996 First digital answering machines-1991 The first hybrid vehicles are produced in 1997 Java is launched-1995

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1990’s

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  1. 1990’s By Jared Berk Caleb Cole Blake Russell

  2. Science & Technology • First commercial internet-1990 • CD-R-1991 • DVRs • Yahoo is founded-1994 • Google is founded-1996 • First digital answering machines-1991 • The first hybrid vehicles are produced in 1997 • Java is launched-1995 • First cloned sheep-1995 • Microsoft Office 97-1997 • Paypal-1998 • Amazon.com-1994 • The first MP3 player-1998 • Plasma flat panel televisions become commercially available • Netflix is launched

  3. Science & Technology • Hubble Space Telescope Launched-1990 • First SMS sent-1992 • The first touchscreen smartphone-1993 • DVDs are introduced-1995 • Construction starts on the International Space Station-1996 • Microsoft: Buys $150 million shares of Apple-1997 • Scientists measure the fastest wind speed ever recorded on earth, 509 km/h(318 mph)-1999 • Detection of extrasolar planets orbiting stars other than the sun • Development of biodegradable products, replacing products made from Styrofoam • Discovery of dark matter, dark energy, brown dwarfs, and first confirmation of black holes • GPS is fully operational • Ebay and AOL come online • Cars are being installed with automatic doors, windows controlled with electric levers replace cranks, GPS are installed, and CD drives are put in cars. • The first mobile phone game, Snake, is released

  4. Government • February 1990 - Ending of Cold War completed by President Reagan’s strong U.S. policies • June 1990 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating chemical weapon production. • August 1990 - Iraq invades its neighbor, Kuwait, bringing U.S. involvement to the Gulf War • November 1990 - United Nations passes a resolution, #678, stating that Iraq must withdraw its forces from Kuwait by January 15, 1991 or face military intervention. • January 1991 - Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq • October 1991 - William Jefferson Clinton, the governor of Arkansas, announces his plan to run for president in the 1992 election. • May 1992 - The 27th Amendment to the Constitution is passed, to prevent the U.S. Congress from giving itself a pay raise midterm. • November 1992 – Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton defeats incumbent President George H.W. Bush. • June 1993 – In response to the Iraqi Secret Service’s attempt to assassinate former president George H.W. Bush , President Clinton ordered a missile strike on the Iraqi Intelligence headquarters in Baghdad.

  5. Government • November 1993 - President Bill Clinton signs The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act as new legislation. • 1993 - President Clinton signs “Don't ask, don't tell” into law, which prohibits openly gay or bisexual people from serving in the military. • September 1994 - President Bill Clinton signs the Assault Weapons Ban, prohibiting the use of these weapons for ten years. • January 1995 - U.S. President Bill Clinton extends a $20 trillion loan to Mexico to avoid a financial disaster dealing with the Mexican peso and American dollar. • July 1995 – the Korean War Memorial in Washington D.C. is dedicated by President Bill Clinton and South Korean President Kim Yong Sam. • 1995-1996 - A budget crisis forces the federal government to shutdown for several weeks. • November 1996 - President William J. Clinton is re-elected. • March 1997 - Federal funding for research of human cloning is discontinued by President Bill Clinton. • September 1998 - The United States Congress passes legislation, the "Iraq Liberation Act" that states the U.S. wants to remove Saddam Hussein from power and replace it with a democracy • February 1999 - President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the U.S. Senate in the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

  6. Art • Literature: • R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series • The End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama • The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order by Samuel P. Huntington • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (original title) by J.K. Rowling • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban • Music: • Grunge • Nirvana's Nevermind • Pearl Jam's Ten • Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger • Gangsta rap • R&B • Teen pop • Eurodance • Electronic dance • Punk rock • Punk pop • Green Day • Blink-182 • Weezer • The Offspring • Bad Religion • NOFX • Rancid • Alternative rock

  7. People • Events: • Nelson Mandela is released from prison-1990 • President George Bush suffers from nausea and throws up on Prime Minister of Japan, Kiichi Miyazawa- 1992 • Bill Clinton is elected the 42nd president of the U.S.- 1992 • Bill Clinton is re-elected-1996 • Viagra invented-1998 • Lewinsky scandal-1998-1999 • Trends: • Curtained haircut, bleached blond hair, short hair with bangs "flipped up“, sideburns • Tamagotchi, Pogs (game) • Light up sneakers, “jelly shoes,” “Dr. Martens” shoes, roller blades, shoelace hairclips, slap bracelets, flannel shirts

  8. Media • First SMS sent- 1992 • Sony comes out with the PlayStation game console- 1994 • First E3 Conference- 1995 • Massive online multiplayer game environments gain widespread popularity- 1997 • First-person shooter games become popular • Titanic released- 1997 • Y2K scare- 1999 • The Simpson’s TV show becomes widely popular throughout the 90’s • Beavis and Butthead- 1993-1997 • Home game consoles begin replacing trips to the arcade

  9. Media • The 25 highest-grossing films of the decade are (in order from highest to lowest grossing): • Titanic • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace • Jurassic Park • Independence Day • The Lion King • Forrest Gump • The Sixth Sense • The Lost World: Jurassic Park • Men in Black • Armageddon • Terminator 2: Judgment Day • Ghost • Aladdin • Twister • Toy Story 2 • Saving Private Ryan • Home Alone • Pretty Woman • The Matrix • Mission: Impossible • Tarzan • Mrs. Doubtfire • Dances with Wolves • The Mummy • The Bodyguard • Best Picture Academy Award winners: • Dances with Wolves (1990) • The Silence of the Lambs (1991) • Unforgiven (1992) • Schindler’s List (1993) • Forrest Gump (1994) • Braveheart (1995) • The English Patient (1996) • Titanic (1997) • Shakespeare in Love (1998) • American Beauty (1999)

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