The refers to the time period between the beginning of 1990 and the end of 1999 . The 1990s were marked by rapid progression of globalization following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War . Key forces shaping the decade were the Recession of the late 80s, and the advent of PCs in middle-class homes, resulting in the rise to prominence of the Internet . The Internet would go on to revolutionize modern culture, and has served as a major medium for the integration and the spread of popular culture in the entire world.
The widespread adoption of Personal Computers and the Internet increased economic Productivity , while high levels of private investment in equity markets increased personal wealth among many Americans, Japanese, South Koreans, Australians and Europeans.
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Despite economic prosperity and democracy, there were problems in the 1990s that became more visible after the decade ended. In Africa a rapid increase in incidence of AIDS contributed to falling Life Expectancy and zero or negative growth rates. In the Former Soviet Union GDP decreased as their economies restructured to produce goods they needed and some Capital Flight occurred. Financial Crises in the developing world after 1994 (i.e. the Asian economic crises of 1997) began to undermine some support for a global economy.
Many countries, institutions, companies, and organizations experienced the 1990s as a prosperous time. Despite the Recession That Affected Much The World In Late 1980s , high income economies such as the United States , Canada , Ireland , Australia , and South Korea experienced steady economic growth for much of the decade.
In many countries, political stability and decreased militarization due to the winding down of the Cold War led to economic development and higher standards of living for many citizens. These trends were also fueled by inexpensive fossil energy, with low petroleum prices caused by a glut of oil. Oil and gas were discovered in many countries in the former Soviet bloc, leading to economic growth and wider adoption of Trade between nations, but the 15 new nations of the old USSR, plus Russia , struggled to adjust to the new economic reality. Consequently, the decade ended in a painful recession for it.
- US Economy ends the decade with a 4% Unemployment rate, personal incomes doubled from the recession in 1990, overall higher productivity. After the 1996 Welfare Reform act there was a great reduction of poverty rates, and the Wall Street stock exchange stayed over the 10,000 mark from 1999 to 2001.
- After 1992 the booming of the US Stock Market , in reference to which Alan Greenspan coined the memorable phrase " Irrational Exuberance ", eventually merged into the Dot-com boom / dot-com bubble (2000 – 2001).
- GATT update and creation of the World Trade Organization and other global economic institutions, but opposition by anti-globalization activists showed up in nearly every GATT summit, like the violent street demonstrations in Seattle in December 1999.
- With the creation of the E.U. there is between member states, such as the 1992 and 1995 free trade agreements. The EU agreed to have a single currency, and the Euro began circulation in March 1999 in 15 member states.
- Philippines shown a great economic development after The People Power revolt. The econimy gains 5% from its deficit until the Asian Financial Crisis Of 1997
- The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which phases out trade barriers between the United States , Mexico and Canada is signed into law by U.S. President Bill Clinton .
- From 1990 until 1998 inclusive, the economy of Russia and some former USSR states was in a severe depression. Eastern European economies struggled after the fall of communism, but Poland , Hungary , Estonia and Lithuania saw healthy economic growth rates in the late 1990s.
- Except for Great Britain, much of Europe had serious economic problems, such as the massive 1995 general strikes in France during its worst recession since World War II . The French economy mildly rebounds at the end of the decade.
- Democracy, economic reform and peace arrive in Latin America, while the sluggish economies of Brazil , by a new emphasis on free markets for all their citizens, and Mexico , under economist president Ernesto Zedillo elected in 1994, were their best shape by the late 1990s.
- Financial Crisis hits East and Southeast Asia in 1997 and 1998 after a long period of phenomenal economic development. Japan was heavily affected, as was Indonesia when the 30-year rule of dictator Suharto ended in his resignation after widespread protests in May 1998. See East Asian Tigers .
Significant events that occurred during or after 1990 which would influence the course of history and character of the decade, include:
Significant events that marked the passing of the decade include:
HIV awareness reached across the world in this decade, and many new drugs were developed to fight the spread of the disease.
Racial tensions, exacerbated by immigration and issues around Multiculturalism , manifested in Western Europe . In the United States the issue of Race Relations , brought into the public consciousness by the 1992 Los Angeles Riots , the O.J. Simpson Murder Case in 1994 – 95, and the Million Man March in 1995, served to make Americans more concerned about racial equality than at any time since the 1960s.
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- Physicists develop String Theory and M-theory .
- Detection of Extrasolar Planet s orbiting Star s other than the sun.
- Dolly The Sheep is Cloned .
- Human Genome Project begins.
- DNA identification of individuals finds wide application in Criminal Law .
- Hubble Space Telescope launched in 1990 ; revolutionizes Astronomy .
- Protease Inhibitors introduced allowing HAART therapy against HIV ; drastically reduces AIDS mortality.
- NASA 's spacecraft Pathfinder lands on Mars and deploys a small roving vehicle, Sojourner , which analyzes the planet's geology and atmosphere.
- The Hale-Bopp comet swings past the sun for the first time in 4,200 years in April 1997 .
- Development of Biodegradable Products , replacing products made from Styrofoam ; advances in methods for Recycling of waste products (such as paper, glass, aluminum).
- Genetically Engineered Crops are developed for commercial use.
- Discovery of Dark Matter , Dark Energy , Brown Dwarf s, and first confirmation of Black Hole s.
- The Galileo probe orbits Jupiter , studying the planet and its moons extensively.
- The Global Positioning System (GPS) becomes fully operational.
- Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem is discovered by Andrew Wiles .
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- The World Wide Web and HTML are created by Tim Berners-Lee .
- The Pentium Processor is developed by Intel .
- Microsoft introduces Windows 95 and later Windows 98 to the market, which gain immediate popularity.
- Explosive growth of the Internet , perhaps caused by a decrease in the cost of Computer s and other technology.
- Advancements in Computer Modems , ISDN , Cable Modems and DSL lead to faster connection to the Internet.
- The development of Web Browser s such as Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer makes surfing the World Wide Web easier and more User Friendly .
- The Java Programming Language is developed by Sun Microsystems .
- Businesses start to build E-commerce Websites ; E-commerce-only companies such as Amazon.com , EBay , AOL , and Yahoo! grow rapidly.
- Pagers are popular but ultimately are replaced by Cell Phones .
- Cell Phones become cheaper and reduce in size, but remain status symbols until they become common in the 2000s.
- E-mail becomes popular; as a result Microsoft acquires the popular Hotmail.com webmail service.
- The Year 2000 Problem (commonly known as Y2K), the computer glitch disaster expected to happen on January 1 , 2000 .
- Microsoft Windows operating systems become virtually ubiquitous on IBM PC s.
- Development of the free Linux kernel is started.
- CD Burner drives are introduced.
- The DVD media format is developed and popularized.
- Youth Culture in the 1990s was characterized by Environmentalism and Entrepreneurship . Fashions were often Individualistic , tattoos and body piercing gained popularity, and "retro" styles inspired by fashions of the 1960s and 1970s were also prevalent. Some young people became increasingly involved in outdoor activities that combined embracing athletics with the appreciation of nature (such as Kayaking , Rock Climbing , Windsurfing and Snowboarding ).
- Jam Bands grew with popularity, the most famous were Phish and Dave Matthews Band
- Following the 1980s media counter-culture lead by . In 1990, the World Health Organization removed Homosexuality from its list of diseases. US TV shows like '' Will And Grace '', '' Friends '', '' Thirtysomething '', '' My So-Called Life '', '' Roseanne '', '' Dawson's Creek '', '' Buffy The Vampire Slayer '', Melrose Place and '' Ellen '' featured gay characters. Movies like '' The Birdcage '', '' In And Out '' and '' Kiss Me, Guido '' saw mainstream success, and celebrities like K.d. Lang , Rob Halford , Elton John , Melissa Etheridge , Amanda Bearse and George Michael all spoke openly about their sexuality. U.S. President Bill Clinton generally held a pro-gay rights viewpoint.
- The 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus ' discovery of America in 1992 was popularly observed, despite controversy and protests against Columbus' expeditions victimization of Native Americans . The holiday was labelled as Racist , in view of Native American experiences of Colonialism , Slavery , Genocide and cultural destruction.
- '', popularizing the term Generation X as the name of the generation born in the late 1960s and early 1970s (then college-age).
- The Grunge trend explodes due to the success of grunge bands such as Alice In Chains , Nirvana , Pearl Jam and Soundgarden . It is characterized by wearing flannel shirts, torn jeans, Doc Martens , Converse high top sneakers and long, straight hair. The fashion hits an ironic point in 1993, when the flannel clothing these bands wore (because it was cheap and warm and most of these musicians were very poor) became high fashion accessories. Post Grunge bands would later gain widespread popularity by bands such as Foo Fighters and Creed
- Reality Television explodes on MTV with the popularity of '' The Real World '' (1992 – ); along with '' Road Rules '' (1995 – ), '' Real World/Road Rules Challenge '' (1998), and ''Real World'' reunions, these shows remained popular throughout the 1990s. Reality would become a staple of main networks in the early part of the 2000s.
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- Blood and gore in television and video games rises dramatically, along with language and sexual content, especially during the latter half of the decade; a Parental Ratings system for television is introduced in 1997 because of related complaints.
- Video Games become more advanced and popular. Rivals Nintendo and Sega dominate the early 1990s. The Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64 would later dominate the late 1990s and remain popular beyond 1999 . Sega's Dreamcast ( 1998 ) marked the end of Sega's role in the console market. Simulation and God Games rise in popularity in the late 1990s, with games such as '' SimCity 2000 '' and '' SimCity 3000 .
- Body Art , in the form of Body Piercing and Tattoos becomes commonplace for young people. This trend continues into the 2000s.
- Extreme Sports reached a new height in popularity, and by 1995 , were given their own annual tournament on US cable network ESPN, the X-Games.
- Recreational outdoor sports such as Rock Climbing , Mountain Biking , Sky Diving , Snowboarding , Mountain Climbing , Bungee Jumping , In-line Skating , Kayaking , Windsurfing and Rowing become hugely popular.
- Extended Alcohol Sales are implemented in the US to reduce alcohol abuse.
- The exploitation of the collectability of Comic Books results in a trend of "gimmick" packaging and storylines (most notably The Death Of Superman ). The comic book industry collapses as interest in print comics decreases among younger generations and casual readers. Comic books disappear as a familiar sight at the newsstands. As comics, including Japanese Manga and other graphic novels become more available in bookstore chains, the role of the comic book store as a source for comics and social gathering wanes. The domination by industry giants Marvel Comics and DC Comics ends as various independents, such as Image Comics produce popular titles. The era of comic book collecting for speculative Investment ends. Webcomics by amateur Cartoonists become popular.
- Conversion to Block Scheduling became a trendy initiative for United States schools.
- Due to the success of the Ford Explorer , Sport Utility Vehicle s became very popular among families, and effectively replaced the Station Wagon as the stereotypical family vehicle.
- Major 1990s slang words/phrases, mostly related to the face ain't listening ", "it's goin' down", "You go girl!", "yo", "whatever!", "all that and a bag of chips".
- Young adult and teenage fiction books become popular due to the efforts of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike throughout the entire 1990s.
- Dogma 95 becomes an important European artistic film movement by the end of the decade.
- Eurodance music dominates Discotheque s and has numerous major mainstream hits in European (and to a lesser extent, North American) music charts.
- Mainstream " Techno ", as it is dubbed by the media, became hugely popular in Europe and the U.S. From the early Rave s of 1990 to about 1996, Electronic Music gradually gained widespread recognition as a new genre in its own right. This trend reached a head in the latter part of the decade as underground parties were largely replaced by massive commercially sponsored parties, and as music media such as MTV began coverage of it.
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- Media Consolidation leads to increased segmentation in styles of music.
- 24-hour CNN coverage ( Wolf Blitzer ) during the Gulf War leads to increased awareness and coverage of world events and knock-off Infotainment shows such as A Current Affair and Geraldo Rivera -style journalism.
- Hip-hop Culture grows; by the end of the decade Hip Hop gained more and more popularity. --- Grunge culture sparks as Glam Metal dies off in late 1991 and 1992 , allowing other styles of heavy metal to return to prominence when the popular Groove Metal group Pantera hits number 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart with their third album '' Far Beyond Driven ''. The Grunger subculture associated with grunge becomes very prominent in this decade. Due to grunge's huge success, Kurt Cobain and Eddie Vedder become the spokesmodels of Generation X.
- Tupac Shakur of Death Row Records and The Notorious BIG of Bad Boy Records , wage a cultural war in the Hip Hop Music scene, leading to the murder of both Shakur in 1996 and BIG in 1997.
- National conservative political commentators such as Rush Limbaugh , G. Gordon Liddy emerge on United States AM Radio , influencing the 1994 Contract For America and criticism of Bill Clinton
- Electronic Music is hugely Popular on Top 40 Radio from 1990 to present and up to 1996 or 1997 in the U.S. Popular artists include The Prodigy , Eiffel 65 and Fatboy Slim .
- Alternative Rock replaces Grunge around 1995 . Nu-metal , a genre popularized by the 1994 self-titled album by Korn , becomes a major genre of rock around the year 1997 along with Post-grunge and alternative rock.
- Indie / Hipster culture appears during the mid-1990s. Emo and Scene culture flourishes in the late 1990s, most likely around the later part of 1998.
- Teen Pop makes a comeback in the late 1990s, starting in the year 1997 with artists such as the Spice Girls , Hanson , Aqua , Backstreet Boys , Christina Aguilera , Britney Spears , N'SYNC and many more.
- Christian Music peaks in the mid to late 1990s.
- R&B Music and hip-hop influenced R&B, such as music groups like The Fugees , Boyz II Men and TLC (who became the greatest selling female group of all time), are big in the 1990s.
- The introduction of affordable, smaller Satellite Dishes in the mid-1990s to expand cable services had carried up to 500 Television channels.
See Also: 1990s in fashion
The 1990s in popular culture is typically referred to as the decade of "anti-fashion". In reality, anti-fashion was only one of many trends in fashion in the 1990s. The fashion of the 1990s was characterized by minimalist styles, and many overlapping, often contradictory trends. The most significant event was the rise of grunge fashion in 1992. In the late 1990s there was a move away from grunge. Retro clothing inspired by the 1960s and 1970s was popular for much of the 1990s.
- Rock was the primary taste throughout most of the decade. Hip Hop gained popularity towards the very end of the decade. Popular styles include ( Nirvana , Sonic Youth , The Smashing Pumpkins , Stone Temple Pilots , Pearl Jam , Alice In Chains , Soundgarden ), ''' Post-Grunge ''' ( Collective Soul , Third Eye Blind , Everclear , Creed , Foo Fighters , Bush ), ''' Heavy Metal ''' and ''' Alternative Metal ''' ( Nine Inch Nails , Metallica , Pantera , Tool ), ''' Black Metal ''' gained a large number of fans in Northern Europe, ''' Britpop ''' and '''British Rock''' ( Oasis , Blur , Suede , Pulp , Radiohead , The Verve , Travis ), ''' Pop-Punk ''' ( Green Day , Offspring , Rancid , Blink-182 ), ''' Third Wave Ska ''' ( No Doubt , Sublime , Reel Big Fish , Mighty Mighty Bosstones ), ''' Indie Rock ''' Fugazi , Pavement , Neutral Milk Hotel , The Flaming Lips , Modest Mouse ), Jam Bands ( Dave Matthews Band , Phish ), and ''' Nu Metal ''' ( Korn , Limp Bizkit ) towards the end of the decade. Singer-songwriters include Alanis Morissette , Beck , Elliott Smith , Jeff Buckley , and Jewel . ''' Emo Music ''' which, would later become a staple of Rock Music , began receiving commercial and critical acclaim. Notable examples include Sunny Day Real Estate 's Diary and Weezer 's Pinkerton , which have since become highly influental on the genre. Radiohead 's popularity exploded in 1997 with the release of OK Computer. Most notable, though, was the explosion of Grunge band Nirvana into the mainstream, who found a large audience in the youths of the '90s through their apathetic attitude and their appeal to Generation X .
- Hip Hop Music diversifies throughout the decade and experiences numerous trends, beginning with the commercial success of Pop Rap pers MC Hammer , Tone Loc , Young MC , Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch and Vanilla Ice . Other major developments include the proliferation of Alternative / Jazz Rap ( De La Soul , Beastie Boys , Arrested Development , Digable Planets , Native Tongues , and A Tribe Called Quest ) and the West Coast G-Funk / Gangsta Rap phenomena ( Bone Thugs-N-Harmony , Cypress Hill , Dr. Dre , NWA , Snoop Doggy Dogg , Warren G , Coolio , and Tupac Shakur ), followed by the Resurgence Of The New York Hip Hop Scene ( The Wu Tang Clan , Boot Camp Clik , Nas , Mobb Deep , and The Notorious B.I.G. ), and pop rap ( Puff Daddy , Will Smith , and Jay-Z ).
- Smoothly produced Teen Pop held over from the late 1980s into 1991 , returns with the Spice Girls and Take That in Britain and the Backstreet Boys in America beginning in 1997 , ultimately leading to stars like Britney Spears , ---NSYNC and Christina Aguilera , while Madonna continues to have success with her influential Dance-pop . Michael Jackson continues making arresting music and finds international popularity growing. "Black Or White" released in 1991, becomes a huge global hit, remaining at #1 in the US charts for 7 weeks.
- American Club / Dance Music is very Popular from 1990 to 1996 , with acts like C&C Music Factory , Ce Ce Peniston , Crystal Waters , RuPaul , Black Box , & Dee-Lite . Similarly, Eurodance gains popularity in the United States , with many Eurodance artists scoring club hits on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100 Radio . These artists include Technotronic , Corona , Cappella , N-Trance , Culture Beat , Reel 2 Real , Capital Sound , Jam & Spoon , E-Type , Maxx , La Bouche , Indra , Le Click , Pharao , Real McCoy , Ice MC , Me & My , JK , Cappella , 2 Unlimited , Dr. Alban , Masterboy , Basic Element , AB Logic , Fun Factory , Mr. President , Shaman and Snap .
- R&B Music such as Quiet Storm is Popular with Artists such as such Babyface , Tevin Campbell , Brian McKnight , Monica , Brandy , and Faith Evans . R&B Girl Groups such as TLC , Destiny's Child , SWV , and En Vogue are hugely popular as well. In addition, Aaliyah , The Fugees (and later Lauryn Hill 's solo act), and Mary J. Blige combine Hip Hop with R&B in the 1990s (see Hip Hop Soul ). Artists such as Toni Braxton , Whitney Houston , and Mariah Carey appeal to the Top 40 crowd with their Ballad songs in the early to mid-1990s. R&B Boy Band s are big throughout the 1990s such as Jodeci , Dru Hill , Blackstreet , 112 and especially Boyz II Men who appealed to the Top 40 crowd are popular as well.
- Music Festival s such as Lollapalooza or Woodstock became popular; a fusing of Genre s from Alternative Rock , Rap , Punk Rock and Garage Bands .
- Latin Music becomes popular outside a Spanish-speaking audience with crossover hits by Ricky Martin , Jennifer Lopez ,and Selena , the hit dance song '' Macarena '' and others. As Hispanic culture grows in the US, other Latin music genres took root, like Tejano music in the Southwestern United States is a mixed music genre: accordion based Mexican conjunto, Texan country, and modern pop merged to produce a new sound.
- Music becomes more profane, by end of decade a Parental Advisory sticker becomes acceptable rather than controversial.
- In America, Country Music becomes more Mainstream with popular chart topping artist such as Garth Brooks , Shania Twain , LeAnn Rimes , Billy Ray Cyrus , Faith Hill , and Tim McGraw . The genre will also build up a more extensive audience world-wide, which sees the first English 24 hour terrestrial country station open in 1994 .
- Popular Hard Rock bands maintain a strong presence into the 1990s. Guns N' Roses , Def Leppard , Ozzy Osbourne , and Van Halen were all still quite popular through the mid-1990s. Aerosmith and Bon Jovi 's popularity and success spanned the entire decade and both were extremely popular at the turn of the new millennium.
- Music resumes its political content after the hiatus of the 1980s. Starting in 1996 , the Tibetan Freedom Concert draws up to 120,000 people per year to a rock festival for the benefit of the cause of the International Tibet Independence Movement . Also, socially aware metal bands such as Rage Against The Machine and System Of A Down form.
- Electronic Music becomes widely recognized at Rave Parties in Europe/USA and, later in the decade, in popular culture. The drug Methylenedioxymethamphetamine , (also called Ecstasy or MDMA) is popularized by the burgeoning Rave Culture . Electronic Music is highly popularized in mainstream culture later in the decade by The Prodigy , among other artists of the Big Beat genre.
- 1980s backlash, beginning in about 1994 and lasting into the mid-1990s. During most of the 1990s, anything "Eighties" was considered to be ultimately uncool. As a result, people start wearing straighter hair, darker clothes and acoustic music becomes popular in opposition to the bright synthpop of the 1980s.
- --- '' Seinfeld '' becomes enormously popular in the United States, lasting from 1989 to 1998 and spawning a new sitcom subgenre.
- --- '' The Simpsons '' ( 1989 – ) becomes popular with adult audiences, eventually paving the way for many adult-oriented Animated Television shows throughout the next 10 years, including '' Beavis And Butthead , '' South Park '' and '' Family Guy ''.
- --- Professional Wrestling became popular throughout the 1990s. In the late 1990s, the Monday Night Wars was the biggest impact for professional wrestling with the World Wrestling Federation (present day World Wrestling Entertainment), World Championship Wrestling , and Extreme Championship Wrestling . By the early 2000s, the WWF came out of the wars victorious over both WCW and ECW.
- --- Twin Peaks , David Lynch's surrealistic crime drama, runs on ABC for two seasons, expanding the limits for prime time subject matter and quirky characters, and pushing TV producers and directors toward adapting a more cinematic filming style for television programming -- an influence still visible in the 2000s.
- --- 20th Century Fox and BBC collaborate to produce the 1996 television movie of the Science Fiction series Doctor Who , starring Paul McGann as the Doctor.
- --- NASCAR Racing starts to become Popular on US TV in the mid to late 1990s. Popular NASCAR drivers during this era are the late Dale Earnhardt , Rusty Wallace , Jeff Gordon , Mark Martin , Dale Jarrett , and Bobby Labonte .
- --- Pro Basketball sees high US TV Ratings in the 1990s with stars like Larry Bird , Magic Johnson , Michael Jordan , Karl Malone , Shawn Kemp , Reggie Miller , David Robinson , Penny Hardaway and Patrick Ewing .
- --- US Saturday morning children's television programming, Like , '' The Tick '', Donkey Kong Country (TV Series) and '' Tiny Toons '', to television adaptations of popular video game characters '' Super Mario '' and '' Sonic The Hedgehog ''.
- --- The Disney experiences an animation renaissance with the popularity of The Disney Afternoon shows in the early and-mid-1990s, such as '' DuckTales '', '' Darkwing Duck '', '' Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers '', '' TaleSpin '' and '' Goof Troop ''.
- --- Nickelodeon gains popularity with the Nicktoons block of shows, such as '' Doug '', '' Rugrats '', '' The Ren And Stimpy Show '', '' Rocko's Modern Life '', '' AAAHH!!! Real Monsters '' and '' Hey Arnold! ''.
- --- '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles '', originally from the 1980s, remain popular in the early and-mid-1990s.
- --- '' Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers '' gains popularity with children in the mid 1990s, leading to the entire Power Rangers series.
- --- Anime becomes popular in the United States in the late 1990s with shows like '' Sailor Moon '', '' Samurai Pizza Cats '', '' Pokémon '', '' Dragonball Z '', and '' Cowboy Bebop ''.
- --- MTV moves away from music videos and into original television shows such as '' The Real World '', which is often cited as the main inspiration for the Reality TV boom of the 2000s.
- --- Cartoons aimed at an adult audience become popular. Among the most successful are '' The Simpsons '' ( 1989 – ), '' The Ren And Stimpy Show '' ( 1991 – 1996 ), '' Beavis And Butt-head '' ( 1993 – 1997 ), '' Daria '' ( 1997 – 2002 ), '' South Park '' ( 1997 – ), '' King Of The Hill '' ( 1997 – ), '' Family Guy '' ( 1999 – 2002 , 2005 – ) and '' Futurama '' ( 1999 - 2003 , 2008 -).
- --- US Television Networks increase Programs aimed at Twenty- and Thirty-somethings . Some of the most popular are '' Roseanne '' ( 1988 – 1997 ), '' Seinfeld '' ( 1989 – 1998 ), '' Beverly Hills 90210 '' ( 1990 – 2000 ), '' Melrose Place '' ( 1992 – 1999 ), '' Friends '' ( 1994 – 2004 ), '' Party Of Five '' ( 1994 – 2000 ), and '' Ally McBeal '' ( 1997 – 2002 ).
- --- Television shows involving human interaction with dangerous wildlife become popular. Most notably shows like The Crocodile Hunter , a popular series starring Steve Irwin , which began airing in 1996. The Crocodile Hunter , and other similar shows (many of which involved Steve Irwin ) remained popular into the 2000s.
- --- Notable American television Sitcoms aimed at the teen/preteen market include '' Full House '' ( 1987 – 1995 ), '' Family Matters '' ( 1989 – 1998 ), '' Blossom '' ( 1991 – 1995 ), '' Boy Meets World '' ( 1993 – 2000 ), and '' 3rd Rock From The Sun '' ( 1996 – 2001 ),'' Smart Guy '' ( 1997 – 1999 ), '' Sister Sister '' ( 1994 – 1999 ), among others.
- --- The sci – fi/fantasy TV genre saw three successful '''' ( 1995 – 2001 ), the spinoff of ''Hercules'' that went on to drastically dwarf its predecessor in popularity, notoriety, controversy, and overall viewership. Another notable series in the fantasy genre was '' Buffy The Vampire Slayer '' ( 1997 – 2003 ) which never had very high ratings but quickly received a cult following as well critical acclaim. It inspired many other series with the superhero/struggle of real life theme, such as '' Charmed '' ( 1998 – 2006 ) and Buffy's spin-off '' Angel '' ( 1999 – 2004 ).
- --- The Disney Channel changes from classic Disney programming to live action programming starting in the late 1990s, especially around the year 1998 . No longer a pay-subscription channel in 1996, the channel expanded their young audience on basic cable. See Zoog Disney . By 1999 , the "MTV-esque" Zoog Disney along with Playhouse Disney was the main focus of the Disney Channel, causing classic Disney shorts and shows such as the Nutty Professor to experience backlash.
- --- Cartoon Network starts showing more original programming in a form of Cartoon Cartoons that almost changed the face of the network by 1999 .
- --- On May 22 , 1992 , after 30 years, Johnny Carson retired as host of the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on NBC , with Jay Leno taking over as host on May 25 . The choice of Leno over Late Night host and Carson protege David Letterman is instrumental in Letterman signing a deal with CBS in January 1993. Letterman aired his final NBC show on June 25 , 1993 and the Late Show With David Letterman premiered on August 30 , 1993 .
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- --- BSkyB obtain the rights to the English FA Premier League in 1992, producing high revenues for the league and becoming the bedrock of the subscription television service, holding a monopoly on the rights until 2007.
- --- British public service television channel Channel 4 is granted independence from the Independent Broadcasting Authority , and begins showing US programmes such as '' Friends '' and '' ER '' in peak viewing time.
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- --- Al Jazeera begins broadcasting in 1996, subsidised by a grant from the Emir Of Qatar and expanded their programming range across the Arabic-speaking world.
- 3-D graphics become the standard by end of decade. Although FPSs had long since seen the transition to full 3D, other genres begin to copy this trend by the end of the decade.
- Lara Croft became the first video game sex symbols, becoming a recognisable figure in the entertainment industry throughout the late 1990s.
- The Console Wars , primarily between Sega ( Sega Mega Drive (marketed as the Sega Genesis in North America), introduced in 1988 ) and Nintendo ( Super NES , introduced in 1990 ), sees the entrance of Sony with the PlayStation in 1994 , which becomes the first successful CD-based console (as opposed to cartridges). By the end of the decade, Sega's hold on the market becomes tenuous after the commercial failures of the Saturn in 1994 and the Dreamcast in 2001 .
- Mario finds a rival in Sonic The Hedgehog with the release of the Original Game on the Genesis in 1991.
- Nintendo released the first 3-D styled video game '' Donkey Kong Country '' for the SNES in 1994, and three sequels to further advance video game design.
- Arcade Game s rapidly decrease in popularity.
- Fighting games like Capcom 's '' Street Fighter II '', Sega 's futuristic '' Virtua Fighter '' and the more violent '' Mortal Kombat '' from Acclaim prompted the video game industry to adopt a game rating system, and hundreds of knock-offs are widely popular in mid-to-late1990s.
- Sony's PlayStation becomes the top selling game console and changes the standard media storage type from Cartridges to Compact Discs in consoles.
- '' Doom '' ( 1993 ) bursts onto the world scene and instantly popularizes the FPS genre, and even how games are played, as Doom is among the first games to feature multiplayer capabilities. It is not until '' Quake '' ( 1996 ), however, that game developers begin to take multiplayer features into serious consideration when making games. '' Half-Life '' ( 1998 ) features the next evolutionary step in the genre with continual progression of the game (no levels in the traditional sense) and an entirely in-person view, and becomes one of the most popular computer games in history.
- The '' ( 1995 ) further advance and popularize the genre. '' StarCraft '' ( 1998 ) becomes the second-best selling game in computer game history.
- '' Final Fantasy '' first debuted in 1990 for the NES, and remains among the most popular video game franchises, with 11 total sequels to date, with another in development, plus numerous spin-offs and related titles.
- Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games (MMORPGs) see their entrance into the computer game world with '' Ultima Online '' in 1997 , although they don't gain widespread popularity until '' EverQuest '' and '' Asheron's Call '' in 1999 . MMORPGs go on to become among the most popular genres in the 2000s.
- Pokémon entered the world scene with the release of the original Game Boy '' Pokemon Red '' and '' Pokemon Green '' games in Japan in 1996 , later changed to Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue for worldwide release in 1998. It soon becomes popular in the U.S. and is adapted into a popular children's Anime series and Trading Card game, among other media forms. Its popularity reaches its peak near the end of the decade, but rapidly declines early on in the 2000s, although it still retains a large cult following.
- Beginnings of MP3 Music Downloading ; in 1999 and 2000 the Napster controversy.
- The first MP3 Player, the MPMan , is released in late spring of 1998. It came with 32Mb of flash memory expandable to 64Mb.
- The Internet begins to affect pop culture, beginning around 1996 .
- Most television stations establish an Internet presence during the later half of the decade.
- Earliest examples of Internet film.
- Bulletin Board System interest decreases heavily with introduction of the Web.
- Pornography on the Internet launches and grows rapidly (one of the few industries to experience growth during dot.com bust of 2000)
- A concept of online social ettiquette, " Netiquette " begins to form in 1995.
- Online chat debuts in the mid 1990s, along with social networking and teen community sites such as Classmates.com and Xanga in the late 1990s.
Politically, the 1990s was an era of spreading democracy. The former countries of the Warsaw Pact moved from totalitarian regimes to democratically-elected governments. The same happened in other non-communist countries, such as Taiwan , Chile , South Africa , and Indonesia . Capitalism made great changes to the economies of communist countries like China and Vietnam , and even Cuba where old-school leader Fidel Castro continued to blast American corruption.
The improvement in relations between the countries of NATO and the former members of the Warsaw Pact ended the Cold War both in Europe and other parts of the world. In 1993, the Prime Minister of Israel , Yitzhak Rabin , and PLO leader Yasser Arafat shook hands in agreement for peace, at the conclusion of peace talks sponsored by US president Bill Clinton . The outcome of these talks, known as the Oslo Accords , was an agreement by Israel to allow Palestinian self-government.
Conflicts like the Balkan Wars , the Rwandan Genocide , the Battle Of Mogadishu in Somalia and the first Gulf War , as well as the continuation of Terrorism , led some to hypothesize a Clash Of Civilizations , but the decade was also a time of peace in terror-ridden Northern Ireland when the IRA agreed to a truce in 1994 . This marked the beginning of the end of 25 years of violence between the two sectarian groups, Protestant and Catholic, and the start of political negotiations.
In the United States , Bill Clinton was president for much of the decade. Under Clinton, the United States was involved in few foreign wars and saw a resurgence of liberal movements. However, the end of the Cold War dramatically changed the political landscape of the world as the long-standing "Communism vs. Capitalism" conflict essentially came to an end. One result of this was the establishment of political allegiances between many developing countries, and concurrent changes within their own governments. Great strides were made towards Israeli-Palestinian peace in the early part of the decade, due to official PLO recognition of Israel in 1993. However, later in the decade, the peace process became derailed and eventually the conflict escalated once again, especially in the 2000 s. Al Qaeda became visible as a terrorist threat against the U.S. after the bombing of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.
- Germany reunified on 3 October 1990 and, after integrating the economic structure and provincial governments, focused on modernization of the former communist East. People who were brought up in a communist culture became integrated with those living in democratic western Germany.
- On December 8 , 1991 , the presidents of Russia , Ukraine and Belarus signed the Belavezha Accords which declared the Soviet Union dissolved and established the Commonwealth Of Independent States (CIS), in its place.
- The European Community becomes the European Union on January 1, 1993 .
- The birth of the "Second Republic" in Italy , with the Mani Pulite investigations of 1994 .
- Civil Union s for gay partners legalized in some European countries ( Denmark , Netherlands , Norway and Sweden ).
- A decade of women presidents in the Republic Of Ireland .
- The United Kingdom , after a recession in 1991 – 92 and its withdrawal from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism on Black Wednesday , experienced sustained economic growth that stretched into the new millennium.
- In the UK in 1994, Tony Blair becomes leader of the British Labour Party and begins the "New Labour" project moving the party to the centre of British politics, which in 1997 ends 18 years of government by the Conservative party in a landslide election victory.
- Peace Process begins in Northern Ireland in 1995 .
- In Japan, after three decades of economic growth put them in third place in the world's economies, the situation worsened after 1993 . The recession went on into the early 2000s, bringing an end to the seemingly unlimited prosperity that the country had hitherto enjoyed. However, the rise of free market economics in China under more Socialist regulation had not slowed that country's economic prosperity in the 1990s, and its economic growth continues.
- Less affluent nations such as India , Malaysia and Vietnam also saw tremendous improvements in economic prosperity and quality of life during the 1990s. Optimism and hopes were high following the collapse of Communism, and restructuring following the end of the Cold War was beginning. However, there was also the continuation of terrorism in Third World regions that were once the "frontlines" for American and Soviet foreign politics, particularly in Asia.
- South-East Asia economic crisis starting from 1997.
- Spratly Islands Controversy became one of the most controversial issue in South East Asia. Malaysia , Thailand , Vietnam and People's Republic Of China wants to occupied the zone. But the sovereign country Philippines aimed for its hurisdiction.
- The Tibetan Freedom Concert brings 120,000 people together in the interest of increased human rights and autonomy for Tibet from China .
- Portugal hands sovereignty of Macau to the People's Republic Of China on December 20 , 1999 .
- East Timor breaks away from Indonesia n control in 1999 , merely a year after the fall of Soeharto from power, ending a twenty-four year Guerrilla War with more than 200,000 casualties. The UN deploys a peace keeping force, spearheaded by the Australian and New Zealand armed forces. America deploys US police officers to serve with the International Police element, to help train and equip an East Timorese police force.
- Great Britain hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic Of China on July 1 , 1997 .
- In May 1999, Pakistan sends troops covertly to occupy strategic peaks in Kashmir . A month later the Kargil War with India results in a political fiasco for Nawaz Sharif , followed by a military withdrawal to the Line Of Control . The incident leads to a military Coup in October in which the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is ousted by Army Chief Pervez Musharraf .
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- The Oklahoma City Bombing , the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , killed 168. Bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh claimed he bombed the building in retaliation for the 1993 Waco massacre.
- The Waco Massacre prompted a nationwide debate in the U.S. about the Freedom Of Association right of the Michigan Militia , Montana Militia and other radical groups.
- In France, Princess Diana dies in a car accident in 1997 . Debates of Accident vs. Assassination rage well into the 2000s.
- The European Union forms in 1992 under the Maastricht Treaty .
- Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was elected President of South Africa in 1994, becoming the first black-President in South African history.
- The 1992 Los Angeles Riots occurred, with 52 deaths and 5,500 property fires in a 100-square mile riot zone. The riots were a result of the state court acquittal of three White and one Hispanic L.A. police officers by an all-white jury in a police brutality case involving motorist Rodney King , but in 1993, all four officers were convicted in a federal civil rights case.
- The Omagh Bombing in Omagh , County Tyrone , Northern Ireland which kills 29 civilians and injures hundreds more.
- O.J. Simpson 's trial, described in the media as the " Trial Of The Century ", but on October 3 , 1995 , Simpson was found "not guilty" of double-murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman . In the 1997 civil case, Simpson was held responsible and had to pay financial damages to the victims' families.
- The Channel Tunnel across the English Channel opens in 1994, connecting France and England . As of 2007 it is the second-longest rail tunnel in the world, but with the undersea section of 37.9 km (23.55 miles) being the longest undersea tunnel in the world.
- took control of the U.S. House Of Representatives and the U.S. Senate for the first time in 40 years. House Speaker Newt Gingrich assumes the role of antagonist to the Clinton Administration .
- US president Bill Clinton was caught in a media-frenzied sex scandal over his intern Monica Lewinsky , first announced on January 21 , 1998 . After the U.S. House of Representatives Impeached Clinton on December 19 , 1998 for perjury under oath, following an investigation by federal prosecutor Kenneth Starr , the Senate acquitted Clinton of the charges on February 12 , 1999 and he finished his second term.
- The Columbine School Shooting occurred on April 20 , 1999 , at Littleton, Colorado when two student gunmen took the Columbine high school library hostage and killed 12 students, a teacher and the two committed suicide, making it the deadliest high school shooting in United States history.
- The Anita Hill vs. Clarence Thomas federal case of October 10 – October 12 , 1991 , involved claims by Hill that Thomas committed Sexual Harassment against her. Thomas was not charged, but Hill became a national celebrity and a martyr to Women's Rights , triggering awareness on the issue of workplace sexual harassment. Thomas went on to become an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court .
- In the United Kingdom , the first Cloned mammal, Dolly The Sheep was confirmed by the Roslin Institute , and was reported by global media on February 26 , 1997 . Dolly would trigger a raging controversy on cloning and Bioethical concerns regarding possible human cloning continue to this day.
- Y2K spread fear throughout the United States and eventually the world in the last half of the decade particularly 1999 . Many feared that it would cause the world to end on new years day on January 1 , 2000 due to a massive computer crash. It became huge in popular culture and many people stocked up on supplies for fear of a disaster. One year later, January 1 , 2001 was the beginning of the 3rd Millennium , as well the 21st Century and the official end of the 20th Century .
- A Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake hit the Philippines on July 16 , 1990 and killed around 1000 people in Baguio City .
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- The Illegal Immigration issue in the US gains momentum in 1994 , when California voters approved Proposition 187 , a controversial initiative that would prevent undocumented immigrants from using public services, later was blocked by federal courts.
- Gun Politics in the US over the 1993 Brady Bill had banned or regulated most kinds of Automatic Weapons and semi-automatic weapons. The law called for a 5-day waiting period for potential gun-owners to be checked for past crimes before they can purchase a firearm.
- ''You go, girl!'' becomes a popular phrase in the media as feminism is more widely accepted and publicized with The Spice Girls , the WNBA , Women's Boxing , '' Sex And The City '' and others showcasing modern femininity and challenged the problem of Sexism .
- With help from clinical Fertility Drugs , an Iowa mother, Bobbie McCaughey, gave birth to the first surviving Septuplets in 1997. There followed a media frenzy and widespread support for the family.
- In August 1995 , NASA scientists announced, then debunked a big "discovery" of "martian" microscopic life on an asteroid originated from Mars , found in Antarctica and examined to only find mineral formation, not Alien Bacteria .
- Kenny Everett dies shortly after confirming that he has AIDS .
- Freddie Mercury , Kurt Cobain and Tupac Shakur become the decade's most publicized deaths, in 1991, 1994 and 1996 respectively.
- Divorce and scandal rocked the British Royal House of Windsor .
- The murder of Selena Quintanilla , Tejano superstar from Texas.
- Sex and violence in the media increase, especially in the late part of the decade. Profanity in music reaches peak in the late1990s.
- Models Pamela Anderson and Anna Nicole Smith become major Sex Symbol s during the 1990s.
- Cindy Crawford becomes the most successful supermodel of the decade.
- The movie Titanic becomes a cultural phenomenon throughout the world and eventually becomes the biggest grossing movie of all time making almost 2 billion dollars world wide in a span of little over a year.
- Major League Baseball players went on strike in August 12, 1994 , thus ended the season, canceled the World Series the first time in 90 years, and went on until March 29 , 1995 when players and team owners in agreement.
- The Vieques Controversy .
- Crime levels in the U.S. peak in 1991 , begin to fall afterwards, reaching the lowest levels since the late1960s by end of decade.
- In the U.S. Drug use reaches an all-time low in 1992 before increasing, reaching its peak in 1997 before declining again.
- Examples of the decade's worst natural disasters: Hurricane Andrew strikes South Florida in August 1992 , the devastating 1994 Northridge Earthquake in Los Angeles , the Midwest US Floods of 1993 along the Mississippi River and the Blizzard -ice storm over eastern Canada in February 1998 .
- People are Evacuate d from the volcanic Caribbean island of Montserrat , a British Overseas Territory . The Soufirre Hills erupt in 1995 and continued on until 2002.
- Mount Pinatubo , a dormant volcano in the island of Luzon in the Philippines erupted in 1991 to decimate nearby towns and an American air force base permanently abandoned by hot ash fall and under mudslides.
- Mother Teresa , the Roman Catholic Nun who won the Nobel Peace Prize , dies at age 87.
- 21-year-old Golfer Tiger Woods wins the Masters Tournament by a record 12 strokes; becoming both the youngest and the first American of Multiracial descent to win the Masters .
- The Olympic Park Bombing on July 27 , 1996 at That Year's Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia which kills 2 and injures 111.
- School violence in the US is brought into the national spotlight with numerous incidents, such as the Columbine High School Massacre .
- John F. Kennedy, Jr. , his wife Carolyn Bessette and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette are killed when Kennedy's private plane crashes off the coast of Martha's Vineyard .
- American Cyclist Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour De France in 1999 , less than two years after battling Testicular Cancer .
- Debate on Assisted Suicide highly publicized by Michigan doctor Jack Kevorkian , charged with multiple counts of Homicide of his terminally ill patients through the decade.
- Seinfeld becomes highly popular.
- Beer Keg Registration becomes popular public policy in U.S.
- California voters passed Proposition 215 in 1996 , to legalize Cannabis only for medical purposes, the debate over legalization of marijuana in the U.S. goes on today.
- The Rachel , Jennifer Aniston 's hairstyle on the hit show Friends , becomes a cultural phenomenon with millions of women copying it worldwide.
- Controversy surrounded The Prodigy with the release of the track 'Smack My Bitch Up'. The National organization for Women(NOW) claimed that the track was "advocating violence against women" due to the lyrics of that song. The music video (directed by Jonas Åkerlund) featured a first-person POV of someone going clubbing, indulging in large amounts of drugs and alcohol, getting into fist fights with men, abusing women and picking up a prostitute. At the end of the video the camera pans over to a mirror, revealing the subject to be a woman.
- The model 1300 Wonderbra style has a resurgence of popularity in Europe in 1992 which kicks off a multinational media sensation, the 1994 re-introduction of "The Wonderbra" brand, and a spike in push-up, plunge bras around the world.
and George H.W. Bush in January 2005.]]
performing in December 1998. Since her career began in 1990, she went on to become one of the biggest-selling female recording artists in Pop Music history.]]
- 2Pac ('' 2pacalypse Now '','' Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. '','' Me Against The World '', '' All Eyez On Me '')
- Aaliyah
- Paula Abdul
- Ace Of Base
- Adam Sandler ('' Billy Madison '', '' Happy Gilmore '', '' The Wedding Singer '', '' Big Daddy '')
- Aerosmith ('' Get A Grip '', '' Big Ones '', '' Nine Lives '', '' I Don't Want To Miss A Thing '', '' Wayne's World 2 '')
- Alice In Chains ('' Jar Of Flies '', '' Dirt '', '' Facelift '', '' Alice In Chains '')
- Alanis Morissette ('' Jagged Little Pill '')
- Alicia Silverstone ('' Clueless '', '' Batman & Robin '', '' The Crush '', '' Aerosmith music videos'')
- All Saints , ('' All Saints '')
- Amy Grant
- Annie Lennox
- Angela Bassett ('' Waiting To Exhale '', '' How Stella Got Her Groove Back '')
- Anthony Hopkins ('' The Silence Of The Lambs '', '' Titus '')
- At The Drive-In
- Aqua
- The Aquabats! ('' The Return Of The Aquabats '', '' The Fury Of The Aquabats! '', '' The Aquabats! Vs. The Floating Eye Of Death! '')
- Ashley Judd
- Backstreet Boys
- '' Beavis And Butt-Head ''
- Beck
- Ben Affleck ('' Good Will Hunting '')
- Ben Stiller ('' Reality Bites '', '' Flirting With Disaster '')
- The Notorious B.I.G. ('' Ready 2 Die '', '' Life After Death '', '' Born Again '')
- Bill Hicks
- Billy Bob Thornton ('' Sling Blade '')
- Blind Melon ('' Blind Melon '')
- Bon Jovi ('' Blaze Of Glory '', '' Keep The Faith '', '' Cross Road '', '' These Days '')
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- Boyz II Men
- Brad Pitt ('' Thelma & Louise '', '' Se7en '')
- Brandy
- Bret Hart
- Britney Spears ('' ...Baby One More Time '')
- '', '' Pulp Fiction '', '' Die Hard With A Vengeance '', '' Armageddon '', '' The Sixth Sense '')
- Bush
- Busta Ryhmes
- Björk
- Dean Cain
- Mariah Carey
- Dana Carvey ('' Wayne's World '')
- Dave Grohl ( Foo Fighters )
- David Duchovny ('' The X-Files '')
- Calista Flockhart ('' Ally McBeal '')
- Celine Dion
- Christina Aguilera
- Christina Ricci
- Chris Rock ('' Saturday Night Live '')
- Chris Tucker ('' Friday (film) '', '' Rush Hour '')
- Chloe Sevigny ('' Kids '', '' Boys Don't Cry '')
- Cuba Gooding Jr ('' Boyz N The Hood '', '' Jerry Maguire '')
- ''
- --- James Van Der Beek
- --- Joshua Jackson
- --- Katie Holmes
- --- Kerr Smith
- --- Meredith Monroe
- --- Michelle Williams
- Dave Matthews Band
- Da Youngsta's
- Demi Moore ('' Ghost '', '' Striptease '', '' A Few Good Men '')
- Depeche Mode ('' Violator '', '' Songs Of Faith And Devotion '')
- Denzel Washington ('' Malcolm X '', '' Mo' Better Blues '', ''Philadelphia'' )
- Destiny's Child ('' Destiny's Child '', '' The Writing's On The Wall '')
- Dio
- Dr. Dre
- Duran Duran ('' Liberty '','' Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) '','' Thank You '','' Medazzaland '')
- Drew Barrymore ('' Home Fries '', '' The Wedding Singer '')
- Ellen DeGeneres ('' Ellen '')
- Elizabeth Berkley ('' Saved By The Bell '', '' Showgirls '')
- Freddie Mercury
- ''
- --- Courteney Cox
- --- Jennifer Aniston
- --- Lisa Kudrow
- --- Matt LeBlanc
- --- Matthew Perry
- --- David Schwimmer
- The Fugees
- Garth Brooks
- George Strait
- Gillian Anderson ('' The X-Files '')
- Green Day ('' Dookie '', '' Insomniac '', '' Nimrod '')
- Guns N' Roses ('' Use Your Illusion I '' and '' II '')
- Gwyneth Paltrow ('' Shakespeare In Love '', '' The Talented Mr. Ripley '', '' Se7en '')
- Liam Gallagher of Oasis
- Noel Gallagher of Oasis
- Teri Hatcher
- Whitney Houston ('' The Bodyguard '', '' Waiting To Exhale '')
- Halle Berry ('' Introducing Dorothy Dandridge '', '' Bulworth '')
- Hanson
- Harrison Ford
- Helen Hunt ('' Mad About You '', '' Twister '', '' As Good As It Gets '')
- Hilary Swank ('' Boys Don't Cry '')
- Hootie & The Blowfish
- Howard Stern
- Hulk Hogan
- INXS ('' X '', '' Welcome To Wherever You Are '')
- Janet Jackson ('' Janet. '')
- Jackie Chan ('' Rush Hour '')
- Jack Nicholson
- Jamie Foxx ('' In Living Color '', '' The Jamie Foxx Show '')
- Jamiroquai ('' Emergency On Planet Earth '', '' The Return Of The Space Cowboy '', '' Travelling Without Moving '', '' Synkronized '')
- Jay-Z
- Jerry Seinfeld ('' Seinfeld '')
- Jerry Springer
- Jewel
- '', '' The Mask '')
- Jim Norton ('' Opie And Anthony Show '')
- Jodie Foster ('' The Silence Of The Lambs '', '' Maverick (film) '')
- John Goodman
- John Travolta ('' Pulp Fiction '', '' Face/Off '')
- Julia Roberts ('' Pretty Woman '', '' My Best Friend's Wedding '')
- Kate Winslet ('' Titanic '', '' Heavenly Creatures '')
- Keanu Reeves ('' The Matrix '')
- Keri Russell ('' Felicity '')
- Korn
- Kurt Cobain
- Leonardo DiCaprio ('' Titanic '')
- '')
- Lisa Loeb ('' Stay (I Missed You) '')
- Liv Tyler ('' Empire Records '', '' Aerosmith '' ''music videos'')
- Macaulay Culkin ('' Home Alone '')
- Madonna ('' The Immaculate Collection '', '' I'm Breathless '', '' Erotica '', '' Bedtime Stories '', '' Something To Remember '', '' Evita '', '' Ray Of Light '')
- Mariah Carey
- Marilyn Manson
- Martin Lawrence ('' House Party '', '' Martin '', '' Bad Boys '')
- Mary J Blige ('' What's The 411? '')
- Matthew McConaughey ('' Dazed And Confused '', '' A Time To Kill '')
- Matt Damon ('' Good Will Hunting '')
- Meg Ryan
- Mel Gibson ('' Braveheart '')
- Melissa Etheridge ('' Come To My Window '', '' I'm The Only One '', '' I Want To Come Over '')
- Metallica ('' Metallica '', '' Load '', and '' ReLoad '')
- Michael Jackson ('' Dangerous '', '' HIStory '')
- Michael Keaton
- Michelle Pfeiffer ('' The Age Of Innocence '', '' Batman Returns '')
- Mick Foley
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones ('' Let's Face It '')
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- Mira Sorvino
- Monica (singer)
- '')
- Neve Campbell
- Nicole Kidman ('' My Life '', '' To Die For '', '' Eyes Wide Shut '')
- No Doubt ('' Tragic Kingdom '')
- Nirvana ('' Nevermind '', '' In Utero '')
- Nine (rapper)
- Nine Inch Nails
- Nsync
- Oasis
- Oprah Winfrey
- Ozzy Osbourne ('' No More Tears '', '' Ozzmosis '')
- Pamela Anderson ('' Baywatch '')
- Pearl Jam ('' Ten '', '' Vs. '', '' Vitalogy '', '' No Code '')
- Phil Collins
- Prince
- The Prodigy
- Queen Latifah ('' Living Single '', '' Set It Off '')
- Quentin Tarantino ('' Pulp Fiction '')
- Radiohead
- R.E.M.
- Rage Against The Machine
- Richard Gere ('' Pretty Woman '')
- Ralph Fiennes ('' Schindler's List '', '' The English Patient '')
- Tha Realest
- Red Hot Chili Peppers ('' Blood Sugar Sex Magik '', '' One Hot Minute '', '' Californication '')
- Reel Big Fish ('' Turn The Radio Off '', '' Everything Sucks '')
- Rob Zombie
- Robbie Williams
- Robin Williams ('' Mrs. Doubtfire '', '' Aladdin '', '' The Fisher King (film) '')
- The Rock
- Roseanne Barr ('' Roseanne '')
- Rosie O'Donnell ('' A League Of Their Own '', '' The Rosie O'Donnell Show '')
- Roxette
- RuPaul
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- Samuel L. Jackson ( '' A Time To Kill '', '' Pulp Fiction (film) '')
- Sandra Bullock ('' Speed '', '' A Time To Kill '')
- Savage Garden
- Selena
- Shania Twain
- Seal
- Slipknot
- Snoop Doggy Dogg
- Soundgarden
- Spice Girls ('' Spice '', '' Spiceworld '')
- Steve Buscemi ('' The Big Lebowski '', '' Fargo '')
- Steven Spielberg
- Stone Cold Steve Austin
- Sublime ('' Sublime , '' 40 Oz. To Freedom '')
- Switchfoot
- Take That
- Tarkan (Turkish Pop Singer)
- Tim Burton ('' Edward Scissorhands '', '' Batman Returns '')
- Tiffani-Amber Thiessen ('' Saved By The Bell '','' Beverly Hills 90210 '')
- TLC ( Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes , T-Boz , Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas )
- Tom Cruise ('' Jerry Maguire '', '' Mission Impossible '')
- Tom Hanks ('' Forrest Gump '', '' Saving Private Ryan '', ''Philadelphia'' , '' Toy Story '', '' The Green Mile '')
- Toni Braxton ('' Toni Braxton (album) '')
- Tori Amos
- Trent Reznor
- U2 ('' Achtung Baby '')
- Uma Thurman ('' Pulp Fiction '')
- Usher ('' My Way '')
- Vince Vaughn ('' Swingers '')
- Van Halen ('' For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge '', '' Balance '')
- Vengaboys
- Weezer
- Wesley Willis
- Whoopi Goldberg ('' Sister Act '', '' Ghost '', '' Ghosts Of Mississippi '', '' Hollywood Squares '')
- White Zombie
- ''
- --- Eric McCormack
- --- Debra Messing
- --- Sean Hayes
- --- Megan Mullally
- Will Smith ('' The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air '', '' Bad Boys '', '' Independence Day '', '' Men In Black '')
- Winona Ryder
- Whigfield ('' Whigfield '')
- Yanni
''See also'': 1990s In Film
''See also'':
- Mao II , by Don DeLillo
- Underworld , by Don DeLillo
- The Bridges Of Madison County , by Robert James Waller
- Chicken Soup For The Soul , by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
- The Client , by John Grisham
- Cold Mountain , by Charles Frazier
- Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood , by Rebecca Wells
- The Firm , by John Grisham
- The Greatest Generation , by Tom Brokaw
- A Game Of Thrones , by George R. R. Martin
- A Clash Of Kings , by George R. R. Martin
- Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone , by J. K. Rowling
- Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets , by J. K. Rowling
- Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban , by J. K. Rowling
- How To Make An American Quilt , by Whitney Otto
- Jazz , by Toni Morrison
- Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus , by John Gray
- The Perfect Storm , by Sebastian Junger
- The Way Things Ought To Be , by Rush Limbaugh
- The Sum Of All Fears , by Tom Clancy
- High Fidelity , by Nick Hornby
- Goosebumps , by R. L. Stine
- The Relic , by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
- Angela's Ashes , by Frank McCourt
- The Hot Zone , by Richard Preston
- Snow Crash , by Neal Stephenson
- MAUS , BY Art Spiegelman
''See also'':
; American Football :
: Troy Aikman
: Jerome Bettis
: Randall Cunningham
: Terrell Davis
: John Elway
: Brett Favre
: Doug Flutie
: Michael Irvin
: Jim Kelly
: Dan Marino
: Joe Montana
: Scott Norwood
: Junior Seau
: Jerry Rice
: Bruce Smith
: Emmitt Smith
: Barry Sanders
: Deion Sanders
: Derrick Thomas
: Reggie White
: Steve Young
; Athletics (Track & Field):
: Sergey Bubka
: Linford Christie
: Haile Gebrselassie
: Hicham El Guerrouj
: Michael Johnson
; Australian Rules Football :
: Tony Lockett
; Baseball :
: Rick Aguilera
: Roberto Alomar
: Jeff Bagwell
: Barry Bonds
: Joe Carter
: Will Clark
: Steve Finley
: John Franco
: Roger Clemens
: Andres Galarraga
: Tom Glavine
: Rickey Henderson
: Tom Henke
: Trevor Hoffman
: Derek Jeter
: Randy Johnson
: Chipper Jones
: Wally Joyner
: Barry Larkin
: Kenny Lofton
: Greg Maddux
: Mark McGwire
: Tony Gwynn
: Paul O'Neill
: John Olerud
: Rafael Palmeiro
: Mike Piazza
: Cal Ripken, Jr.
: Mariano Rivera
: Sammy Sosa
: Randy Johnson
: Ken Griffey, Jr.
: Robin Ventura
: Omar Vizquel
: Larry Walker
: John Wetteland
: Bernie Williams
: Pedro Martinez
: Nomar Garciaparra
; Basketball :
: Reggie Miller
: Charles Barkley
: Larry Bird
: Kobe Bryant
: Tim Duncan
: Patrick Ewing
: Kevin Garnett
: Allen Iverson
: Stephon Marbury
: Magic Johnson
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: Michael Jordan
: Hakeem Olajuwon
: Karl Malone
: Shaquille O'Neal
: Clyde Drexler
: Allan Houston
: Scottie Pippen
: David Robinson
: Dennis Rodman
: John Stockton
; Boxing :
: Tito Trinidad
: Julio César Chávez
: George Foreman
: Evander Holyfield
: Mike Tyson
: Roy Jones Jr.
: Lennox Lewis
: James Toney
: Pernell Whitaker
; Cricket :
: Curtly Ambrose
: Allan Donald
: Ian Healy
: Brian Lara
: Glenn McGrath
: Muttiah Muralitharan
: Sachin Tendulkar
: Courtney Walsh
: Alec Stewart
: Shane Warne
: Steve Waugh
: Wasim Akram
: Waqar Younis
; Cycling :
: Marco Pantani
: Lance Armstrong
: Miguel Indurain
; Football (soccer):
: Gabriel Batistuta
: Roberto Baggio
: Franco Baresi
: David Beckham
: Dennis Bergkamp
: Didier Deschamps
: Marcel Desailly
: Jorge Campos
: Eric Cantona
: Luís Figo
: Robbie Fowler
: Paul Gascoigne
: Ryan Giggs
: Gheorghe Hagi
: Fernando Hierro
: Oliver Kahn
: Roy Keane
: Jürgen Klinsmann
: Jari Litmanen
: Paolo Maldini
: Steve McManaman
: Rivaldo
: Ronaldo
: Romario
: Manuel Rui Costa
: David Seaman
: Peter Schmeichel
: Alan Shearer
: Hristo Stoichkov
: Davor Suker
: Taffarel
: George Weah
: Zinedine Zidane
; Golf :
: Tiger Woods
: Nick Faldo
: Payne Stewart
; Ice Hockey :
: Wayne Gretzky
: Mario Lemieux
: Pavel Bure
: Dominik Hasek
: Teemu Selänne
: Pat Lafontaine
: Eric Lindros
: Sergei Fedorov
: Jaromir Jagr
: Patrick Roy
: Mark Messier
: Jeremy Roenick
: Doug Gilmour
: Chris Chelios
; Motor Sport :
: Dale Earnhardt
: Jeff Gordon
: Tommi Mäkinen
: Colin McRae
: Michael Schumacher
: Ayrton Senna
: Jacques Villeneuve
: Mika Häkkinen
: Peter Brock
: Larry Perkins
; Professional Wrestling :
: Shawn Michaels
: Stone Cold Steve Austin
: Ultimate Warrior
: Sting
: Triple H
: British Bulldog
: Mick Foley
: Bill Goldberg
: The Rock
: Kevin Nash
: Scott Hall
: Ric Flair
: Bret Hart
: Hulk Hogan
: New World Order
; Rowing
: Steve Redgrave
: Matthew Pinsent
; Rugby Union :
: Jonah Lomu
: John Eales
: Francois Pienaar
: Ben Tune
: Christian Cullen
: Waisale Serevi
: Abdelatif Benazzi
: Lawrence Dallaglio
: Rob Andrew
: Neil Jenkins
: Gavin Hastings
: Matt Burke
: Tim Horan
: Jason Little
: Toutai Kefu
: Jason Leonard
: Neil Back
: Andrew Mehrtens
: Scott Quinnell
: Keith Wood
: Pat Lam
: Brian Lima
: Jeff Wilson
: Serge Betsen
: Bobby Skinstad
: Fabien Galthie
: Fabien Pelous
: Olivier Magne
: Josh Kronfeld
: Zinzan Brooke
: Os Du Randt
: Dan Lyle
: Patricio Noriega
; Rugby League :
: Laurie Daley
: Andrew Johns
: Brad Fittler
: Andrew Farrell
: Ellery Hanley
: Allan Langer
: Darren Lockyer
: Gorden Tallis
: Shane Webcke
; Skating :
: Michelle Kwan
: Nancy Kerrigan
: Oksana Baiul
; Alpine Skiing :
: Alberto Tomba
: Picabo Street
; Nordic Skiing :
: Bjørn Dæhlie
; Swimming:
: Summer Sanders
: Jenny Thompson
; Tennis :
: Andre Agassi
: Pete Sampras
: Yevgeny Kafelnikov
: Tim Henman
: Jennifer Capriati
: Steffi Graf
: Gabriela Sabatini
: Martina Hingis
: Anna Kournikova
: Monica Seleš
: Serena Williams
: Venus Williams
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