1990s

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Years:	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. Informally, it can also include a few years at the end of the preceding decade or the beginning of the following decade.

The 90s were marked with rapid progression of democracy, globalization and global capitalism following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Key forces shaping the decade were the Gulf War; popularization of Personal Computers and the Internet, leading to the .com boom.

Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Technology 1.2 Science 1.3 War, peace, and politics 1.4 Economics 1.5 Culture 1.5.1 Trends/Various 1.5.2 Music 1.5.3 Television 2 Video Games 3 Internet 3.1 Other significant events 4 People 4.1 World leaders 4.2 Entertainers 4.3 Films 4.4 Books & Literature 4.5 Sports figures 5 See also 6 External links

Overview

While optimism and hopes were high following the collapse of Communism, the backlash of the Cold War's effect was only beginning, precipitating the continuation of terrorism in Third World regions that were once the frontlines for American and Soviet foreign politics, particularly in Asia. However, during the 1990s many First World economies such as the United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and South Korea experienced steady economic growth for nearly the entire decade. The United Kingdom, after the recession of 1991-92 and Black Wednesday, experienced a run of 51 consecutive quarters of economic growth that stretched into the new millennium. Even less affluent nations such as Malaysia saw tremendous improvements in economic prosperity and quality of life during the 1990s. It should be noted though, that at least in the United States the economy was in a rut during the first half of the decade.

Many countries, institutions, companies, and organizations experienced the 1990s as "a prosperous time." In many Western countries, political stability and decreased militarization due to the winding down of the Cold War lead to economic growth and higher standards of living for many upper class citizens. Oil and gas were discovered in many countries in the former Soviet block, leading to economic growth and wider adoption of Western-style free market economies and free trade between nations. The widespread adoption of personal computers and the Internet increased economic productivity, while unprecedented levels of private investment in equity markets created a perception of growing personal wealth among many Americans and Europeans. However critics of western-style capitalism contend that the economic gains of the 1990s were unevenly distributed throughout society, widening the gap between the wealthiest and poorest citizens.

Politically, the 1990s was an era of spreading democracy. The former countries of the Warsaw Pact rapidly evolved from totalitarian regimes to elected governments. The same was true in many nations of the developing world, such as Taiwan, Chile, South Africa, and Indonesia.

The thaw in relations between the countries of NATO and the formers members of the Warsaw Pact ended the Cold War both in Europe and in its peripheral conflicts in the developing world.

Despite the perception of prosperity and democracy, there as a significant dark side of the 1990s that only 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 states of the former Soviet Union GDP halved as massive capital flight occurred. Financial crises in the developing world after 1994 began to undermine support for globalization. And tragic 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. Nevertheless, many of these problems remained below the surface of popular consciousness in the West until the 2000s.

Youth culture in the 1990s was characterized by environmentalism, anti-globalization, entrepreneurship, and artistic vulgarity (see "Criticism of the 1990s"). Fashions were highly individualistic, most notably involving unique personal tattoos and excessive piercing of body parts to accommodate jewelry. Young people became increasingly involved in outdoor activities that combined athletics with the appreciation of nature (such as kayaking and rock climbing).

During the early 1990s, violent crime reached its peak in the United States. The mid- and late-1990s saw a precipitous drop in crime rates all across the country.

Technology

The 1990s perhaps brought the fastest technological growth in human history, mainstreamizing and improving technologies invented and used first during the 1980s.

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• The Pentium processor is developed by Intel.
• Microsoft introduces Windows 95 to the market, which gained immediate popularity.
• Explosive growth of the Internet, decrease in the cost of computers and other technology.
• Advancements with computer modems, ISDN, cable modems and DSL lead to faster connection to the Internet.
• The development of web browsers such as Netscape and Internet Explorer makes surfing the World Wide Web easier and more user friendly.
• The Java programming language is developed by Sun Microsystems.
• Businesses begin E-commerce websites; companies such as Amazon.com, eBay, AOL, and Yahoo! grew rapidly on the Internet.
• Cell phones burst in popularity and decrease in size, becoming a necessity for modern life.
• Pagers and PDAs become popular communication tools.
• E-mail becomes popular; as a result Microsoft acquires the popular Hotmail.com.
• Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K).
• Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM PCs.
• Development of free operating system Linux is started.
• Breakthrough of compact disc technology, introduced in the 1980s, later branching into DVD.

Science

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• Detection of extrasolar planets orbiting stars other than the sun.
• The cloning of Dolly the sheep is achieved.
• Human Genome Project began.
• 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, that analyzes the planet's geology and atmosphere.
• The Hale-Bopp comet swings past the sun for the first time in 4,200 years.
• Development of biodegradable products, replacing products made from styrofoam; advanced methods for recycling of waste products (such as paper, glass, aluminum) are developed.
• Genetically engineered crops are developed for commercial use.
• Discovery of dark matter, dark energy, and brown dwarves, and first confirmation of black holes.
• The Galileo probe orbits Jupiter, studying the planet and its moons extensively.

War, peace, and politics

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• Reunification of Germany on October 3 1990.
• End of apartheid in South Africa (1990) and election of ANC government of Nelson Mandela.
• Gulf War (resulting from Iraq's invasion of Kuwait) and United Nations embargo on Iraq in 1991.
• North Yemen and South Yemen merge to form Yemen (1991).
• Break up of the Soviet Union in 1991 - the end of the Cold War, United States as sole world superpower.
• The bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993 by an explosive-filled van leads to awareness of international terrorism as a rising threat.
• Eritrea gains independence from Ethiopia (1993).
• European Union is declared in 1992.
• Military actions in Somalia in 1993 lead to questions of the United States' role as a policing officer of the world. (see also, Black Hawk Down).
• Rwandan genocide kills one million people, in 1994.
• The birth of the "Second Republic" in Italy, with the Mani Pulite investigations of 1994.
• In 1994 a peace treaty is signed between Israel and Jordan.
• Peace process begins in Northern Ireland in 1995
• Balkan war in former Yugoslavia in 1995.
• A decade of women presidents in the Republic of Ireland.
• The United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China on July 1, 1997.
• U.S. Congressman Newt Gingrich crafts his manifesto "Contract with America", leading his Republican Party to become the controlling majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
• U.S. president Bill Clinton's sex scandal with Monica Lewinsky and his impeachment trial in 1998, which lasts the entire year.
• Anti-globalization protests.
• The Tibetan Freedom Concert brings 120,000 people together in the interest of increased human rights and autonomy for Tibet from China.
• The Second Congo War start in 1998 in central Africa and includes 5 different cultures and 7 different nations. It goes on until 2002.
• 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.
• Portugal hands sovereignty of Macau to the People's Republic of China on December 20, 1999.

Economics

• GATT update and creation of the World Trade Organization and other global economic institutions.
• 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.
• After 1992 the booming of the US stock market, in reference to which Alan Greenspan coined the memorable phrase "irrational exuberance", which eventually stretched into the dot-com boom / dot-com bubble.
• Financial crisis hits East and Southeast Asia in 1997 and 1998 after a long period of phenomenal economic development. See East Asian Tigers.

Culture

• Hip-hop culture booms.

Trends/Various

• The 90s saw an increase in gay visibility moving into the mainstream media. US TV shows like Will and Grace, Friends, Thirtysomething, My So-Called Life, Roseanne and Ellen featured gay characters and situations. Movies like The Birdcage, In and Out and Kiss Me Guido saw mainstream success, and celebrities like k.d. Lang, Elton John, Melissa Ethridge and George Michael all openly admitted their sexuality. US President United States Bill Clinton generally held a pro gay rights viewpoint.

• Lesbianism becomes openly acceptable, even fashionable. Opens the door to a more open acceptance of homosexuality nationwide.

• Douglas Coupland publishes the novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, 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 Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots. It is characterized by wearing flannel shirts, torn jeans, Doc Martins, Converses and having long, straight hair.

• 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 2000s decade.

• Body art, in the form of body piercing and tattoos becomes commonplace for young people.

• Video games become more advanced and popular. Rivals Nintendo and Sega dominate the early 90's while the Sony PlayStation debuts in the latter part of the decade.

• 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.

• Black becomes a dominant color in fashion, among several dark colors (see Goth, The Matrix, and Regis Philbin).

• Dogma 95 becomes the leading European artistic film movement by the end of the decade.

• Recreational sports such as rock climbing, mountain biking, sky diving, snowboarding, mountain climbing, bungee jumping, in-line skating, kayaking 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. The domination by industry giants Marvel Comics and DC Comics ends as various independents, such as Image Comics produce popular titles. The era of collecting comics for speculative investment ends. Webcomics by amateur cartoonists become popular.

• Major 1990s slang words/phrases, mostly related to hip hop culture, include: "homie", "phat", "da bomb", "Audi 5000", "tight", "word to your mother", "Talk to the hand", "You go girl!", and "Wasssuppp!"

Music

• Grunge music, popularized by Nirvana, big from the fall of 1991 through 1994 but influential to rock up to 2006 (see Post-Grunge), Grunge movement followed by the Britpop movement of about 1995 to 1997 which was in turn followed by numetal.

• Teen pop held over from the late 1980s popular into 1991, returns with Backstreet Boys and Spice Girls beginning in 1997 and especially in 1999 and into the early 2000s

• Explosion of Ska music following the commercial success of Sublime and No Doubt in 1996. Some of the more mainstream bands included Reel Big Fish, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Goldfinger, Save Ferris and Less Than Jake.

• Radiohead comes to be one of the most critically and commercially loved bands since The Beatles. Two of their albums, The Bends and Ok Computer top lists at the end of the decade.

• Oasis also became one of most popular bands of the decade. Their debut album, Definitely Maybe, was called the best debut album of all time. Their follow-up album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, that produced the hit Wonderwall, was also highly acclaimed.

• Rap music gains widespread mainstream acceptance throughout the decade, starting with the success of MC Hammer, Public Enemy and Vanilla Ice around 1989-91 and ending with hip hop inspired by Puff Daddy, Dr. Dre and Eminem c. 1997-99. By 1999 hip hop had definitely passed rock and roll in popularity.

• Music festivals such as Lollapalooza became popular; a fusing of genres from alternative rock, rap, punk rock and garage bands.

• 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.

• Rock music begins to be referred to as "alternative" as it is originated in 1980s underground rock and 1970s punk and begins to lose popularity to hip hop. Beginning in about 1994 rock music became primarily punk-based and more sincere as gangsta rap and later pop-rap and post-gangsta rap took its place as "party music".

• Trance, techno and electronica music becomes widely popular at rave parties in Europe/USA and in pop culture, particularly later in the decade. The drug Ecstasy, (aka MDMA or 'X') is popularized by rave culture.

• 1980s backlash, beginning in about 1992 and lasting into the 2000s. 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 synthiness of the '80s.

• 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, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw. The trend decreases somewhat in the 2000s.

Television

• Seinfeld becomes the most popular show on television in the United States and lasts throughout most of the 90's.

• Anime becomes popular in the United States in the late 1990s with shows like Sailor Moon, Pokémon, Dragonball Z, and Cowboy Bebop.

• US Saturday morning children's television programming reaches its peak popularity in the early to mid 90s with everything from Animaniacs, Garfield and Friends and Tiny Toons, to television adaptations of popular video game characters Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog. This period is considered by some to be a "renaissance" in American animation.

• Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers gains popularity with kids in the mid 90s, leading to the entire Power Rangers series. Barney and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles also become popular.

• 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-), Ren & Stimpy (1991-1995), Beavis and Butt-head (1993-1997), South Park (1997-), King of the Hill (1997-2006), and Family Guy (1999-2002, 2005-present).

• US Television networks increase programs aimed at twenty- and thirty-somethings. Some of the most popular are Beverly Hills 90210 (1990-2000), Melrose Place (1992-1999), Party of Five (1994-2000), Ally McBeal (1997-2002), Friends (1994-2004), and Seinfeld (1989-1998).

• Notable American television sitcoms aimed at the teen/preteen market include Boy Meets World (1993-2000), Full House (1987-1995), Family Matters (1989-1998), and Third Rock From The Sun (1996-2001), among many others.

Video Games

• 3-D graphics become the standard by end of decade
• Popular consoles include Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, PlayStation, and Nintendo 64
• Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Crash Bandicoot popular game icons
• Death of arcades beginning in the middle of the decade

Internet

• Beginnings of MP3 music downloading
• Internet begins to affect pop culture, especially from 1996 onwards
• Most television stations gain Internet presence during latter half of decade
• Earliest examples of Internet film

Other significant events

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• The massive global human impact on the environment, which first garnered attention in the 60s, was widely acknowledged.
• Divorce and scandal rocked the British Royal House of Windsor.
• The assassination of Selena Quintanilla.
• Sex and violence in the media increase, especially in the late part of the decade. Profanity in music reaches peak in the late 90s.
• O.J. Simpson's trial, described in the media as the "trial of the century".
• You go, girl! becomes a popular phrase in the media as feminism is more widely accepted and publicised in the media with The Spice Girls, the WNBA, women's boxing, Sex and the City and others showcasing modern femininity.
• The Vieques controversy.
• The Oklahoma City Bombing, the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, killing 168.
• The Waco massacre prompts a nationwide debate in the U.S. about the freedom of association right of the Michigan Militia, Montana Militia and other radical groups.
• Crime levels in the U.S. peak in 1991, begin to fall afterwards to the lowest levels since the late 1960s at end of decade.
• Drug use in the U.S. reaches an all-time low in 1992 before increasing, reaching its peak in 1997 before declining again.
• Princess Diana dies in a car accident in 1997. Debates of accident vs assassination rage.
• 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 the youngest and first African-American to win the Masters.
• The Omagh bombing in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland which kills 29 civilians (including a woman pregnant with twins) and injures hundreds more.
• School violence is brought into the national spotlight with incidents such as the Columbine High School Massacre taking place in Littleton, Colorado.
• 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.
• Beer keg registration becomes popular public policy in U.S.

People

World leaders

• Prime Minister Bob Hawke (Australia)
• Prime Minister Paul Keating (Australia)
• Prime Minister John Howard (Australia)
• President Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello (Brazil)
• President Itamar Franco (Brazil)
• President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (Brazil)
• Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (Canada)
• Prime Minister Kim Campbell (Canada)
• Prime Minister Jean Chrétien (Canada)
• "Paramount Leader" Deng Xiaoping (People's Republic of China)
• President Jiang Zemin (People's Republic of China)
• President Lee Teng-hui (Republic of China on Taiwan)
• President Franjo Tudman (Croatia)
• Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (Denmark)
• President Hosni Mubarak (Egypt)
• President François Mitterrand (France)
• President Jacques Chirac (France)
• Chancellor Helmut Kohl (Germany)
• Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (Germany)
• Governor David Clive Wilson (Hong Kong (under British rule))
• Governor Christopher Francis Patten (Hong Kong (under British rule))
• Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa (Hong Kong, People's Republic of China)
• Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (India)
• President Mohammad Khatami (Iran)
• President Saddam Hussein (Iraq)
• Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (Israel)
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Israel)
• Emperor Akihito (Japan)
• Governor Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira (Macau (under Portuguese rule))
• Chief Executive Edmund Ho (Macau, People's Republic of China)
• President Yasser Arafat (Palestinian Authority)
• Pope Pope John Paul II
• President Corazon Aquino (Philippines)
• President Fidel Ramos (Philippines)
• President Joseph Estrada (Philippines)
• Prime Minister Mike Moore (New Zealand)
• Prime Minister Jim Bolger (New Zealand)
• Prime Minister Jenny Shipley (New Zealand)
• Prime Minister Helen Clark (New Zealand)
• President Ion Iliescu (Romania)
• President Emil Constantinescu (Romania)
• President Boris Yeltsin (Russia)
• Taoiseach Charles Haughey (Republic of Ireland)
• Taoiseach Albert Reynolds (Republic of Ireland)
• Taoiseach John Bruton (Republic of Ireland)
• Taoiseach Bertie Ahern (Republic of Ireland)
• President Boris Yeltsin (Russia)
• President Wee Kim Wee (Singapore)
• President Ong Teng Cheong (Singapore)
• President Sellapan Ramanathan (Singapore)
• President Frederik Willem de Klerk (South Africa)
• President Nelson Mandela (South Africa)
• President Kim Dae-jung (South Korea)
• President Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Union)
• King Juan Carlos I (Spain)
• President Felipe González (Spain)
• President José María Aznar (Spain)
• President Turgut Ozal (Turkey)
• President Suleyman Demirel (Turkey)
• Prime Minister Mrs. Tansu Ciller (Turkey)
• Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom et al.)
• Prime Minister John Major (United Kingdom)
• Prime Minister Tony Blair (United Kingdom)
• President George H.W. Bush (United States)
• President Bill Clinton (United States)
• President Slobodan Milošević (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)

Entertainers

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• 2pac
• Ace of Base
• Adam Sandler
• Aaliyah
• Alice in Chains
• Alanis Morrissette (Jagged Little Pill)
• Annie Lennox
• Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs, Titus)
• Ashley Judd
• Backstreet Boys
• Beavis and Butt-Head
• Ben Affleck (Good Will Hunting)
• Bill Hicks
• Billy Bob Thornton
• Boyz II Men
• Brad Pitt
• Bret Hart
• Britney Spears
• Bruce Willis (the Die Hard series, Pulp Fiction)
• Mariah Carey
• Dana Carvey (Wayne's World)
• David Duchovny
• Dean Cain
• Carmen Electra
• Celine Dione
• Christina Aguilera
• Cuba Gooding Jr (Boyz N the Hood, Jerry Maguire)
• Amy Grant
• Dave Matthews Band
• Demi Moore (Ghost, Striptease, A Few Good Men)
• Denzel Washington ( Malcolm X, Mo' Better Blues, Philadelphia)
• Destiny's Child (Destiny's Child, The Writing's On The Wall)
• Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
• Elizabeth Berkley (Saved by the Bell, Showgirls)
• Eurythmics
• Friends
  • Courteney Cox
  • Jennifer Aniston
  • Lisa Kudrow
  • Matt LeBlanc
  • Matthew Perry
  • David Schwimmer
• The Fugees
• Gillian Anderson
• Green Day (Dookie, Nimrod)
• 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,Bullworth)
• Hanson
• Harrison Ford
• Helen Hunt (Mad About You, Twister, As Good as It Gets)
• Hootie & The Blowfish
• Jack Nicholson
• Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld)
• Jerry Springer
• Jim Carrey (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask)
• Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman, Notting Hill)
• Kate Winslet (Titanic)
• Keanu Reeves (The Matrix)
• Kurt Cobain
• Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic)
• Liam Neeson
• Macaulay Culkin (Home Alone)
• The Undertaker
• Martin Lawrence (House Party, Martin, Bad Boys)
• Mary J Blige (What's the 411?)
• Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting)
• Meg Ryan
• Mel Gibson (Braveheart)
• Michael Jackson
• Michael Keaton
• Michelle Pfeiffer (The Age of Innocence, Batman Returns)
• Mike Myers (Wayne's World, Saturday Night Live, Austin Powers)
• Mira Sorvino
• Nicole Kidman (My Life, Eyes Wide Shut)
• Notorious B.I.G.
• Nirvana
• Oasis
• Phil Collins
• Pamela Anderson (Baywatch)
• Pearl Jam
• "Image:Princesymbol.png" The artist formerly known as Prince
• Queen Latifah (Living Single, Set It Off)
• Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction)
• Rage Against The Machine
• Ralph Fiennes (Schindler's List, The English Patient)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Roxette
• Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager)
• Samuel L. Jackson (Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction)
• Sandra Bullock (Speed, A Time to Kill)
• Shawn Michaels
• Soundgarden
• Spice Girls
• Stone Cold Steve Austin
• Tarkan, Turkish Pop Singer, became a superstar in Europe
• 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 Hanks (Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Philadelphia, Toy Story, The Green Mile)
• Toni Braxton (Toni Braxton (album) )
• U2 (Achtung Baby)
• Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction)
• Whoopi Goldberg (Sister Act, Ghost, Ghosts of Mississippi, Hollywood Squares)
• Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Men In Black)

Films

See also: 1990s in film

Aladdin (1992) Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) The Blair Witch Project (1999) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) The Bodyguard (1992) Braveheart (1995) Clueless (1995) The Crying Game (1992) A Few Good Men (1992) Fight Club (1999) Forrest Gump (1994) Goodfellas (1990) Home Alone (1990) Jurassic Park (1993) I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) Independence Day (1996) Kids (1995) Men In Black (1997)

Pulp Fiction (1994) Scream (1996) Sleepless in Seattle (1993) Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) The Matrix (1999) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) The Lion King (1994) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) The Sixth Sense (1999) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Thelma & Louise (1991) Titanic (1997) Toy Story (1995) Waiting for Guffman (1996) Waiting to Exhale (1995) Wayne's World (1992) The Usual Suspects (1995) Unforgiven (1992)

Books & Literature

See also : 1990s Books

• 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
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J. K. Rowling
• How to Make an American Quilt, by Whitney Otto
• It Takes A Village, by Hillary Clinton
• 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

Sports figures

See also: 1990s in sports

American Football 

Troy Aikman

Terrell Davis

John Elway

Brett Favre

Jim Kelly

Dan Marino

Joe Montana

Jerry Rice

Bruce Smith

Emmitt Smith

Barry Sanders

Deion Sanders

Reggie White

Steve Young

Athletics (Track & Field)

Sergey Bubka

Linford Christie

Haile Gebrselassie

Hicham El Guerrouj

Michael Johnson

Australian Rules Football 

Tony Lockett

Baseball 

Barry Bonds

Roger Clemens

Derek Jeter

Greg Maddux

Mark McGwire

Cal Ripken Jr

Sammy Sosa

Larry Walker

Basketball 

Charles Barkley

Larry Bird

Kobe Bryant

Tim Duncan

Kevin Garnett

Allen Iverson

Michael Jordan

Karl Malone

Shaquille O'Neal

Scottie Pippen

David Robinson

Dennis Rodman

John Stockton

Boxing 

Oscar De La Hoya

George Foreman

Evander Holyfield

Mike Tyson

Cricket 

Curtly Ambrose

Allan Donald

Ian Healy

Brian Lara

Glenn McGrath

Muttiah Muralitharan

Mark Taylor

Sachin Tendulkar

Courtney Walsh

Shane Warne

Steve Waugh

Cycling 

Marco Pantani

Lance Armstrong

Miguel Induráin

Football (soccer)

Roberto Baggio

Franco Baresi

Dennis Bergkamp

Eric Cantona

Paul Gascoigne

Ryan Giggs

Gheorghe Hagi

Oliver Kahn

Jurgen Klinsmann

Jari Litmanen

Paolo Maldini

Rivaldo

Ronaldo

Romario

David Seaman

Peter Schmeichel

Alan Shearer

Hristo Stoitchkov

Davor Suker

George Weah

Zinedine Zidane

Golf 

Tiger Woods

Ice Hockey 

Wayne Gretzky

Mario Lemieux

Pavel Bure

Motor Sport 

Dale Earnhardt

Jeff Gordon

Colin McRae

Michael Schumacher

Ayrton Senna

Rowing

Steve Redgrave

Matthew Pinsent

Rugby Union 

Jonah Lomu

Rugby League 

Andrew Johns

Brad Fittler

Skating 

Michelle Kwan

Nancy Kerrigan

Alpine Skiing  

Alberto Tomba

Nordic Skiing 

Bjørn Dæhlie

Tennis 

Andre Agassi

Jennifer Capriati

Steffi Graf

Martina Hingis

Anna Kournikova

Pete Sampras

Monica Seleš

Serena Williams

Venus Williams

See also

• 1990s music groups
• Generation X
• List of Generation Xers

External links

• 1990's Flashback 1990-1999
• 90sxchange.com
• 90s memories and memorabilia
• Crazyfads.com - 1990's fads
• In The 90's... The Nineties nostalgia site
• VH1's I Love The 90s
• VH1's I Love The 90s Part Deux
• WWW-VL: US History: 1990s Historyca:Dècada del 1990

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