The 90s

The "Disney Renaissance"

May 16, 1989

The 90s were heavily regarded as being Disney's big comeback with it's animated films, fueled by a creative resurgence. Such films that defined this era were Aladdin, Lion King, Mulan, and Tarzan. Though technically starting in 1989, most of the events of the Renaissance occur in the 90s.

The Hubble Space Telescope

Apr 24, 1990

The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into space on this date and is one of the greatest advancements in space technology. Hubble is one of the biggest and most versatile telescopes to date and helped with research such as discovering Saturn's southern aurora.

Gulf War

Aug 2, 1990

Gulf War breaks out on this date over Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war lasts until February 28th, 1991, resulting in 292 coalition soldiers and roughly 35,000 Iraqis dead.

Goosebumps

Jul 1, 1992

The first Goosebumps book, "Welcome to Dead House", is released in July of 1992. Goosebumps is a series of horror books aimed towards children and is still going on into today, selling 350 million copies in 32 different languages as of 2014.

Beanie Babies

Jan 1, 1993

A brand of stuffed animals called Beanie Babies was launched on this date. Some of the first Beanie Babies that were released included a moose, whale, lobster, dog, and a bear. (NO SPECIFIC DATE)

1993 World Trade Center bombing

Feb 26, 1993

A terrorist attack takes place at the World Trade center when a truck was detonated below the North Tower, killing 6 and wounding 1042

The Waco Siege

Feb 28, 1993

The group, Branch Davidians, are assaulted at their compound by FBI, US Military, and Texas Law Enforcement during a siege over a suspected weapons violations. The siege ended with the massacre of 76 Davidians.

The X-Files

Sep 10, 1993

The X-Files airs on Fox for the first time on this date. The show revolves around two FBI agents investigating into paranormal events. The series is met with high regards and soon develops into a cult classic and receives 62 Emmy nominations on top of 16 awards.

Doom is released

Dec 10, 1993

Doom was released on this date, the game quickly became an crucial milestone in video game history by helping pioneer the first person shooter genre with it's massive success, networked multiplayer was introduced, and had immersive 3D graphics, for the time.

North American Free Trade Agreement

Jan 1, 1994

This agreement was signed between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico that created a trilateral trade bloc between the three countries. The agreement proved to be beneficial for the three nations as all three of their economies were boosted.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Feb 28, 1994

The official D.A.D.T. policy was put into place on this date, the policy served to protect homosexuals, lesbians, and bisexuals from harassment within the military by preventing superiors from investigating into a serviceman's orientation or for servicemen to address their orientation.

ER

Sep 19, 1994

ER aired on this date, ER being one of the first medical drama shows ever on television, which serves to explore issues and ideas previously not present in dramas. The shows then goes on to win 116 awards during it's 15 season run.

Friends

Sep 22, 1994

Friends airs on NBC on this date, a sitcom about the lives of a group of friends. The sitcom proves to be successful as it's one of the most watch television shows during the 90s and wins multiple awards during it's run-time.

Oklahoma City Bombing

Apr 19, 1995

A truck bomb is detonated at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, who committed the attack over anger for the Waco Massacre. 168 fatalities were reported from the bombing, some of which being children from a day-care on the lower floors.

Playstation 1

Sep 9, 1995

Sony Computer Entertainment releases it's new console, the Playstation, to North American on this date. The console proceeds to sell 800,000 copies in the US in six months, putting high in the competition with other gaming consoles.

Dolly the Sheep

Jul 5, 1996

Dolly was the first ever cloned mammal to be created and was born on this date. Ian Wilmut, Keith Campbell and colleagues at the Roslin Institute were the ones responsible for forming Dolly out of an adult somatic cell that was taken from a mammary gland of a sheep.

Proposition 215

Nov 5, 1996

This Proposition legalized the medical usage of cannabis for those who need it in the state of California. The passing of the law has brought up talk on whether or not it should be completely legalized in our country.

Titanic

Dec 19, 1997

Titanic, the romance and disaster film by James Cameron, becomes the highest grossing film of the decade, above both Star Wars: Episode 1 and Jurassic Park, and was the first movie to reach the billion dollar mark in profits.

First ever surviving septuplets

Jul 16, 1999

Bobbie McCaughey is the first person to ever give birth to a group of septuplets (7 kids) with the aid of clinical fertility drugs on this date. Bobbie gave birth to 4 boys and 3 girls through a c-section, two of which were born with cerebral palsy.

Y2K

Dec 31, 1999

Y2K was a bug that many were afraid would end the world because of computers not being able to process the year changing to 2000. While some errors were recorded in some countries around the globe, nothing too detrimental was ever recorded.