/90s.popculture

A simple web/mobile app to learn about 90s pop culture.

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What happened in 1990 ?

Image of Detroit Pistons

  • The Detroit Pistons win the NBA championship.
  • The Govenment shuts down over Columbus Day Weekend due to a deficit reduction package negotiated by President George H. W. Bush.
  • Gianni Versace designs the costumes for the San Francisco Opera's production of Capriccio.
  • Adobe releases the first version of Photoshop.
  • Lonnie George Johnson, a black engineer, invents the Super Soaker water gun.
  • Nothing Compares 2 U, which is performed by Sinéad O'Connor and written by Prince, is released.
  • The programming language Python is released.

What happened in 1991?

  • Boris Yeltsin becomes the first President fo the Russian Federation.
  • Linux is released by Linus Torvalds.
  • The Berlin Wall falls.
  • Nintendo releases the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

What happened in 1992 ?

  • Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeated incumbent Republican President George H. W.
  • Thierry Mugler completes his first haute couture collection.
  • The first text message is sent.
  • Kriss Kross releases Jump.
  • Vogue releases it's iconic 100th anniversary special cover. It features 2 WOC on the cover at the same time.

What happened in 1993 ?

  • Mae Carol Jemison, the first black woman in space, leaves NASA to form her own technology research company, The Jemison Group Inc.
  • Hocus Pocus is released.
  • The first female African-American Senator, Carol Moseley Braun, takes office in Illinois.
  • The Chicago Bulls become the NBA Champions.

What happened in 1994 ?

  • Amazon is founded.
  • Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction hits cinemas.
  • Nelson Mandela becomes South Africa's first black president.
  • Nirvana releases Unplugged in New York. It was recorded in 1993.

What happened in 1995 ?

  • JavaScript is released.
  • The cult classic movie Clueless is hits theaters.
  • Dick Cheney becomes the Chairman and CEO of Halliburton Company.
  • eBay is launched.
  • The DVD is invented.

What happened in 1996 ?

  • Tickle Me Elmo is released.
  • "One in a Million" by Aaliyah is released.

What happened in 1997 ?

  • Toyota gives us the Prius, the first mass-produced hybrid automobile.

What happened in 1998 ?

  • André Leon Talley returns to Vogue as the editor-at-large.

What happened in 1999 ?

  • House speaker Newt Gingrich resigns.
  • TLC gives us No Scrubs.
  • The Blair Witch Project and The Matrix are released.