PAST PREDICTS THE FUTURE1990-1995

by: Ashley Morgan

Historical Significance

Gulf War•Iraq needed money so they invaded Kuwait.

•The United Nations did not like this.

•The United Nations bombed Iraq and then a month later they ground-attacked them and retook possession of Kuwait.

Rwanda•In Rwanda there was an ethnic conflict between

the Hutu and the Tutsi.

•Due to this conflict 500,000 died.

Bosnian War•In Yugoslavia ethnic conflict occurred here as

well between the Serbs, Croats and Muslims.

•Yugoslavia was eventually broken up.

•Struggles for power and control between the ethnic groups led to ethnic cleansing (population transfer).

Events/News

Feb. 26, 1993 in New York City a bomb exploded in the

basement garage of the World Trade

Center, killing 6 and injuring at least 1,040

others.

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) gets signed

by the governments of the United States,

Canada, and Mexico and came into play on

January 1, 1994.

The 90's saw a world wide increase of the use,

production, and smuggling of the drug trade, with the drugs

becoming more addictive and destructive

Events/News

There was an increase in Aids in Africa and throughout the world.

O. J. Simpson got arrested in killings of wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and friend, Ronald Goldman June 18, 1994.

On April 19, 1995 in Oklahoma City a car bomb exploded outside the federal office building. 168 people were killed, including 19 children and 1 person who died in rescue effort. Over 220 buildings were damaged.

Bill Clinton becomes 42 president of the United States on January 20, 1993.

Economy, Money, And Inflation

If you have $100 Converted from 1990 to 2005 it would be equivalent to $153.76 today.

In 1990 the average income per year was $28,970.00.

Some prices of 1990

Snowboard $199.00

Microwave $269.00 .

Potatoes were $1.99 for 10 lbs.

Lazy Boy Recliner $260.00.

Bike $60.00

Clothing Styles

In the nineties, the fashion was casual and comfortable.

Overalls, flannel shirts, neon color clothing, leather jackets, baggy jeans, and baby doll shirts were very popular.

Bell button piercing became very popular during this era.

Price of a house

In 1990 a new house cost $123,000.00 and by 1999 was $131,700.00.

If you were to buy a house in Pennsylvania it would cost you $89,100.00.

Cars

1990 Ford Mustang Convertible $14,289.00

Average car cost was $16,000.00

Price of Gas

In 1990 a gallon of gas was $1.34

By 1999 gas dropped to $1.22

Music

The 1990s best known for teen pop and electronic dance music, and for being the decade of hip hop and alternative rock.

Some artist include: Janet Jackson Bon Jovi Aerosmith Red Hot Chili Peppers Vanilla Ice Billy Joel Phil Collins Billy Idol And many others as well

Fads

Some 1990 fads included Pokémon, push pops, pogs, clackers, spandex shorts, tamagotchi, and the Macarena.

Movies

Home Alone (1990) Beauty and the Beast

(1991) Beethoven (1992) Aladdin (1992) Batman Returns(1992) Jurassic Park (1993) Forrest Gump (1994) Jumanji (1995) Edward Scissorhands

(1990)

Television

Many TV. shows were big in the 1990’s.

Rugrats were a big TV. show for children.

Other included Law & Order, Power Rangers, and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

Popular Culture TV show sitcoms were popular with the

American audience. A popular notable video game of 1990 was

Super Mario World. American NBA Basketball player Michael Jordan

becomes a major sports and pop culture icon idolized by millions worldwide.

The Rachel, Jennifer Aniston's hairstyle on the hit show Friends, became popular with millions of women copying it worldwide.

Inventions of Technology

The world wide web was founded on November 12th, 1990.

In 1995 Ken Kutaragi introduced us to the first Play Station.

In 1993 James Dyson created the first bag less vacuum cleaner.

The DVD was developed and invented by Sony, and Philips in 1995.

More Inventions

The World Wide Web was invented in 1990 by Tim Berners-Lee.

A sheep later called Dolly was cloned from the cell of an adult Ewe (sheep) and was fused with an unfertilized egg cell from which the nucleic DNA had been removed.

The V-chip was invented used for television receivers allowing the blocking of programs based on their ratings category.

Toys

There were many popular toys in the 1990’s.

Some in which included Silly Putty, Polly Pocket, Moon Shoes, Pillow Pals, G.I. Joe, Bop it, Game Boy and many others.

McDonald's Commercial(:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRozncepBKA

Resources

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1990s.html

http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html

http://www.crazyfads.com/90s.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990