1990's Pop Culture

  • Beanie Babies

    Beanie Babies
    A line of stuffed animals, made by Ty Warner Inc. and each toy is stuffed with plastic pellets rather than conventional stuffing.
  • Silence of the Lambs

    Silence of the Lambs
    It's an American horror-thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme, it grossed $272.7 million against its $19 million budget.
  • Rodney King

    Rodney King
    A taxi driver who became known after being beaten by LAPD officers
  • Grunge

    Grunge
    Grunge fashion consisted of flannel shirts, ripped jeans, mom jeans, Doc Martens, combat boots and band t-shirts.
  • The Real World

    The Real World
    It focuses on the lives of a group of strangers who audition to live together in a house for several months, as cameras record their interpersonal relationships.
  • Free Trade Act

    Free Trade Act
    An agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
  • Dookie

    Dookie
    The third studio album by American punk rock band Green Day. It won a Grammy for best alternative music album
  • Jim Carrey

    Jim Carrey
    Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber all came out the same year and were big hits in the box office.
  • Pulp Fiction

    Pulp Fiction
    American black comedy neo-noir crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It had a budget of $8.5 million and grossed $213.9 million.
  • Full House

    Full House
    The show chronicles the events of widowed father, Danny Tanner, who enlists his brother-in-law and best friend to help raise his three daughter. The show ended in 1995
  • Scream

    Scream
    A mystery/slasher film made directed by Wes Craven. It grossed over $100 million and led to the making of three other movies.
  • Tamagotchi

    Tamagotchi
    A virtual pet created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ Co. and Aki Maita of Bandai Co.
  • Bleached Hair

    Bleached Hair
    Popular with high school and college students, many people just bleached their tips
  • Ronaldo

    Ronaldo
    One of the best soccer players of the 90's. At only 17 years old, Ronaldo was part of the Brazilian team that won the 1994 World Cup, and in the 1998 World Cup, he was chosen as the recipient of the Golden Ball.
  • GameBoy Color

    GameBoy Color
    A handheld game console manufactured by Nintendo. It sold over 100 million units
  • I Was Born

    I was born :)
  • Impeachment

    Impeachment
    The impeachment of Bill Clinton was initiated by the House of Representatives on two charges, one of perjury and one of obstruction of justice
  • Columbine High School Massacre

    Columbine High School Massacre
    A school shooting that happened in Littleton, Colorado. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 people and injured over 20 others.
  • Blair Witch Project

    Blair Witch Project
    American found footage psychological horror film written, directed, and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. It's one of the most successful independent films ever grossing over 200 millions dollars on a budget of 60,000 dollars.
  • Year 2000

    Year 2000
    The Y2K bug was a computer bug that may have caused problems when dealing with dates beyond December 31, 1999.