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Economics
President George Bush
Vice President Dan Quayle Prices
Stamp-0.25
Gallon Of Gas-1.16
Gallon of Milk-2.78
Dozen Eggs-1.00
House-149,800
Household Income- 29,943 -
Cell Phones
The cell phone market began to emerge in the early 90s when the phones took a smaller form. In 1993, new features were added such as texting, emails, adress books, calculators, and pagers. In 1999, the Canadian company Research in Motion, set smart phones in motion. The new Blackberry allowed fast email, web browsers, and access to features wirelessly. -
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90's
An overview of the 90's culture, politics, fashion, and more. -
Desert Storm
The United States launches Operation Desert Storm during the Persian Gulf War. There were over 5000,000 American troops sent into Saudi Arabia. The Persian Gulf War was when Saddam Hussien , dictator of Iraq, sent well equiped troops into tiny Kuwait. -
1990s Boom
The 1990s boom was the largest economic expansion in history. It created about 24 million jobs, a growing Gross Domestic Product, and an unprecedented investment in the stock market. It also gave more money to American Workers. The productivity gained and the elemination of the federal budget deceit. -
Women
The Department of Labor establishes the Glass Ceiling Commision to stop barriers that block advancement of qualified women in the workplace. -
First Web Page on the Internet
First WebpageThe first web page was created by Tim Berners-Lee. He worked for the CERN company which is the European Orginazation for Nuclear Research. The page tells you about the internet. In 1993 Mosaic, the first web browser open to the public was introduced. Also, in 1993 the government joins in with .gov and .org -
Soviet Union
The Soviet union collapses into 15 seperate countries. America rejoices along with many other countries. This transformed the world and it's politics. it led to complete reformation of all political, ecenomic, and military alliances. -
Women
The 1992 election doubles the amount of women in congress. 1992 was voted the year of the women. -
Texting
The first text message was sent from Neil Papworth. He was a develepor at Sema Group Telecoms. He sent the phrase "Merry Christmas" to Richard Jarvis at Vodafone. He sent it using a PC since mobile phones did not have keyboards at the time. -
President Bill Clinton
President Clinton served two terms. He was attributed as the cause of the 1990s Boom. He oversaw a great economy and was loved by Americans. He also changed the way Americans looked at the Democratic Party after Reagan. One environmental policy he had was preserving 4.6 million acres of land in national parks. Another thing he did was lower the crime rate each year he was president because of the extra police forces he put out there and the Brady Bill Policy he signed for handgun use. -
Economics
President Bill Clinton
Vice President Al Gore Prices
Stamp-0.32
Gallon of Gas-1.15
Gallon of Milk-2.96
Dozen Eggs-1.16
House-158,700
Household Income-34,076 -
DVD Creation
The DVD (Digital Versatile Disk or Digital Video Disk) we use today, was invented in January 1995. It was invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panisonic. They are compatible for many players including DVD players. -
Welfare
Clinton fulfilled his promise and reformed welfare by creating new rules. After signing the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppurtunity Reconciliation Act, welfare rolls dropped from 12.2 million, to 4.5 million. -
Women
By 1997, 40% of doctorate, medical, and law degrees were earned by women. This was an amazing thing at the time
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Women
Madeliene Albright is officially the first U.S. women secretary of state.
U.S. Army General Claudia Kennedy bacomes the first women 3 star general.
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) starts. -
Google
Google is officially a registered domain. It was created by 2 PhD scholars at Stanford University. They introduced the concept of Page Ranking. Google was originally called Backrub. Today Google is one of the greatest, wealthiest, most efficient company in the world. -
Apple iMac
Apple introduced the iMac and changed the world. It was a best seller due to its self contained unit. There were no unnecassary wires that every computer on the market had back then. It was also pretty. It's teal color was a nice break from the beige colored boxes. Less than a year later, Apple introduced a second genoration iMac that came in 5 bright colrs. It was also simple and attracted people who did not know much about computers. -
Women
By 1999, 60% of women had work outside of home. they made up almost half of the labor force. By the year 2000, the concept of "Male Professions" did not apply anymore. -
Economics
President Bill Clinton
Vice President Al Gore Prices
Stamp-0.33
Gallon of Gas-1.17
Gallon of Milk-3.32
Dozen Eggs-1.08
House-195,800
Household Income-39,973
