Decades::1990-1999::

Here is some information on the 1990's!

Fashion & Fads:

for fashion the grunge look was very in and just now started beginning. Boys pants started getting real long, big, and baggy! Casual Fridays started in most work places. Microfiber and tencel was put into a lot more clothes!

and for fads Tae-bo was in so was in-line skating, beanie babies, furbies, the phrase WWJD, yo-yo's, tattoos, and body piercings.

Books & Literature:

Audio books started becoming real popular. Listening to books in the car was real cool! Buying your books online started happening, people were buying their books with amazon.com. The book store Half Price Books became real popluar!! Some famous books writen at this time wereL Holes by Louis Sachar, Out Of the Dust by Karen Hesse, Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding hood story from China by Ed Young.

Television & Radio:

Tv was watched all the time now by families. people spent atleast 7 hours a day watching it. the 10 most popluar shows were: Cheers, 60 minutes, Home Improvement, Seinfeld, E.R., Touched by an Angel, Friends, Veronica's closet, NFL Monday Night Football, and Fraiser.

Theater & Film:

Revivals were big hits on Broadway and around the country. Muscials started to be real popluar around the world. Academy Award Winning Movies were: 1990- Dances with Wolves, 1991-Silence of the Lambs, 1994-Forrest Gump, 1995-Braveheart.

Art & Architecture:

Health care and Elder care homes were big business for builders/architects. Architecture was growing along the coastline from Florida to Louisiana. Internet had a big influence on the Art and Architecture. Feng Shui was in. Martha Stewart became popluar.

Education:

40% in the 1960's completed all four years of school and in 1999, 83.5% completed! Students didn't have to actually attend class, but could still do their work online because of Distance Eduaciton Programs. Schools started making kids wear uniforms. Online classes were being offered. There were some issues in Education they were: Distance education, year round school, dual or con current credit, school-to-work and tech. prep!

Music:

Music was growing rapidly. There were many chioces of music to choose from and new artists were beginning. Country music became more mainstream, and grunge and gansta appeard. R&B and hip-hop remained popluar. One group that became famous was the Spice Girls because of their diversity and sex appeal!

Events:

Sadam Husien invaded Kuwat and caused the Gulf War. Some big issues were health care, social security, reform and gun control. Violence was an everyday thing. O.J. Simpson was triled for killing his ex wife. In 1993, Terrorism was brought into America when a bomb went off beneath the world trade center. From Febuary 1996 to April of 1999, there were sixteen shootings at different schools!