1990-1999

Facts of the 90’s

Below are some of the main events, top songs, and fashion trends of the 1990’s:

Main Events of the 90’s

1. Hubble Space Telescope is launched (1990)
2. End of the USSR (1991)
3. “Magic” Johnson retires from the NBA (1991)
4. Mall of America opens (1992)
5. Bombing at the World Trade Center (1993)
6. Michael Jordan retires from NBA (1993)
7. “Black Hawk Down” US raid in Somalia (1993)
8. Nelson Mandela becomes 1st black President in S. Africa (1994)
9. Civil war in Rwanda (1994)
10. Oklahoma City bombing by Timothy McVey (1995)
11. OJ Simpson found innocent (1995)
12. Dot-com boom begins (1996)
13. Film “Titanic” becomes biggest box-office film in history (1997)
14. Monica Lewinsky affiair-President Clinton is impeached (1998)
15. Y2K computer scare (1999)

Billboard Top 15 Songs of the 1990’s

1. “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, Nirvana
2. “One Headlight”, The Wallflowers
3. “One”, U2
4. “My Heart Will Go On”, Celine Dion
5. “Ironic”, Alanis Morissette
6. “You Learn”, Alanis Morissette
7. “Iris”, Goo Goo Dolls
8. “Believe”, Cher
9. “All That She Wants”, Ace Of Base
10. “Kiss From A Rose”, Seal
11. “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)”, Meat Loaf
12. “Ordinary World”, Duran Duran
13. “Torn”, Natalie Imbruglia
14. “Lightning Crashes”, Live
15. “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You”, Bryan Adams

Fashion Trends of the 90’s

1. Denim overalls
2. Flannel Shirts
3. High-waisted jeans
4. Fanny packs
5. Neon-color clothes
6. Bandannas
7. Baggy jeans & shirts
8. Tommy Hilfiger