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Style Trends
Mixed print separates were very popular in the 90's. In the 90's even celebrities would wear outfits with all floral or any patterns on their whole outfits and this trend is coming back and seen today on people including Kelly Rowland. -
Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope, launched into orbit around the Earth in 1990, would give astronomers clear views of the universe in visible, infrared and ultraviolet light. -
Beanie Babies
In the 90's, beanie babies were a very popular fad. They started off as 9 different stuffed animals and grew more popular as they became collectibles. -
Magic Johnson
Right before the 1991-92 NBA season, Johnson found out he tested positive for HIV. He found out through taking his physical and ended up retiring from the league after this saying he'd dedicate his life to fighting it. -
Internet
In this year the internet first debuted as the world wide web. Tim Berners-Lee invented the WWW in 1989 and it was released in 1991. -
The Hummer
This car received a lot of buzz from civilians in the 90's mostly because the first two were bought by Arnold Schwarzenegger. It ran for only 9 miles per gallon and was known as being the "Hero of Desert Storm" but originally was made for the military. -
Rodney king
A video was released of police brutally beating King. This was seen as a racial attack and riots erupted ion the streets because of it Many people were killed, injured, and building were destroyed. -
The Macarena
By Los Del Rio, the one-hit wonder, "The Macarena", is considered one of the most catchy pop songs ever. It was played at many parties, weddings, and clubs. It is still popularly known today. -
Basketball to Baseball
Micheal Jordan stopped playing in the NBA because he wanted to play minor league baseball, but then returned to basketball almost a year and a half later. -
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls began in 1994. They were an English pop girl group that signed to Virgin records and released their debut single "Wannabe" in 1996. Their first album sold more than 31 million copies across the world and they were a big hit and eventually became the best-selling female group of all time. -
Monica Lewinsky Scandal
From 1995-1996 a scandal surfaced of a sexual relationship between Bill Clinton and his inter, Monica Lewinsky. The news of his affair swept the nation and during this time many questioned his ability to be our president because he lied about it. -
OJ Trial
NFL player OJ Simpson goes on trial being accused of murdering his ex-wife and friend, Ron Goldman, in a hotel room. He is found not guilty although the controversy lies in that many say it is obvious he was guilty. -
Full House
Full house is a sitcom written by Jeff Franklin that aired on ABC until 1995. It is about a man who's wife died in a car accident and he recruits his two good friends to help him raise his 3 daughters and throughout the show they bond as a family. Today on Netflix there is a spin off show of the daughters and their adult lives. -
Cal Ripken
In 1995, Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played. Lou Gehrig previously held the record with 2,131 games and Ripken broke it with 2,632 games. -
Bop It
Bop it was created in 1996 and is still a popular kids toy today. It was a game based on commands the speakers in the toy told you to do. It won many electronic game of the year awards. -
Tiger Woods
In 1997, Tiger Woods became the youngest golfer ever to win the Master's. He also was the first African-American to accomplish this. -
Family Matters
Family Matters is a sitcom that aired through 1997 and was about a middle class African-American family who meet their neighbor, Steve Urkel, who becomes the break out main character. -
Austin Powers
Austin Powers was a movie series that began in 1997 and continued on into 2002. The movies were comedies about a British spy's quest to bring down his enemy. These movies were very popular and made over 450 million dollars in box office revenue in the US and over 650 million worldwide. -
Princess Diana'as Death
Princess Diana, the princess of Wales, was killed in a car accident when she was only 36. She was very kind and well-liked by many so this news shocked and saddened the nation. -
2Pac Death
Tupac was shot and killed in 1997 in a drive-by shooting. There is still some controversy over who killed him and why but his lawyer claims he was the target.
