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1990-1993. Events Music TV Movies Sports. 1990 Events. The movie rating NC-17 is created to keep children out of movies with adult content but avoiding the X rating Iraq invades Kuwait Smoking on domestic flights is banned Dr. Jack Kevorkian assists in his first “mercy killing”
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1990-1993 Events Music TV Movies Sports
1990 Events • The movie rating NC-17 is created to keep children out of movies with adult content but avoiding the X rating • Iraq invades Kuwait • Smoking on domestic flights is banned • Dr. Jack Kevorkian assists in his first “mercy killing” • Nelson Mandela is Released from Prison • Muppet creator Jim Henson dies
1990 Music • The Black Crowes: Shake Your Money Maker • “She Talks to Angels” • “Jealous Again” • Queensryche: Empire • “Silent Lucidity” • “Jet City Woman” • Phil Collins: Serious Live… Hits • “Another Day in Paradise” • Wilson Phillips: Wilson Phillips • “Hold On” • #1 song of 1990 • Daughters of Brian Wilson, & Michelle & John Phillips
1990 Music • Mariah Carey: Mariah Carey • Debut album • “I Don’t Want to Cry” • “Someday” • Vanilla Ice: To The Extreme • “Ice, Ice, Baby” • Snap: The Power • “The Power” • Made digital hip hop a new genre of music
Then & Now • Mariah Carey Vanilla Ice
1990 TV • New Shows • “In Living Color” • Keenen & Damon Wayans • Jim Carey • “Beverly Hills, 90210” • Jason PriestleyShannen DohertyJennie GarthIan ZieringGabrielle CarterisLuke PerryBrian Austin GreenTori Spelling • Seinfeld • Jerry Seinfeld • Julia Louis-Dreyfus • Michael Richards • Jason Alexander • Top 5 Shows • “Cheers” • “60 Minutes” • “Roseanne” • “A Different World” • “The Cosby Show”
1990 Movies • Home Alone: An eight year left home alone, defends his home against robbers • Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern • Pretty Woman: A wealthy businessman and a beautiful prostitute fall in love • Julia Roberts, Richard Gear • Goodfellas: Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob. • Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro • Back to the Future III: Marty must rescue Doc from Mad Dog Tannen before Doc is killed • Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd
1991 Events • Jan 17th - Operation Desert Storm begins-US led allies vs. Iraq • Apartheid is ended in South Africa • Lech Walesa the Polish Workers President is elected President of Poland • Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union officially ceases to exist
1991 Music • The KLF: The White Room • “3 am Eternal” • More digital music • Lenny Kravitz: Mama Said • “It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over” • Launches Kravitz as a hit maker in the 90s • Nirvana: Nevermind • Kurt Cobain, David Grohl, Chris Novoselic • “Smells Like Teen Spirit” • Introduces the world to “grunge” music • Seattle is home of “grunge”
Nirvana Lenny Kravitz
1991 Music • Natalie Cole: “Unforgettable” • A remake of her father’s hit, but as a duet with him • 1st of its kind • Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch: Music for the People • Mark Wahlburg, the brother of Donnie from NKOTB • “Good Vibrations” • Pearl Jam: Ten • More grunge from Seattle • “Even Flow” • “Jeremy”
Nat & Natalie Cole Marky Mark Pearl Jam
1991 Music • The Spin Doctors: Pocket Full of Kriptonite • “Jimmy Olsen’s Blues” • “Two Princes” • Toad the Wet Sprocket: Fear • “Walk on the Ocean” • “All I Want” • “Nightingale Song”
1991 TV • New Shows • “Darkwing Duck” • “Rugrats” • “Home Improvement” • Tim Allen • Starts Pam Anderson’s TV career • Top 5 Shows • “60 Minutes” • “Roseanne” • “Murphy Brown” • “Cheers” • “Home Improvement”
1992 Events • Mafia boss John Gotti is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering • Bill Clinton becomes U.S. president • The largest shopping mall in the US, Minnesota's Mall of America is constructed spanning 78 acres • Prince Charles and Princess Diana separate
1992 Music • A New Diva arrives • Celine Dion: Celine Dion • “Beauty & the Beast” with Peabo Bryson • “If You Asked Me To” • “Where Does My Heart Beat Now” • A Teen Superstar’s Father • Billy Ray Cyrus: Some Gave All • “Achy Breaky Heart” • “Could’ve Been Me” • The Gin Blossoms: New Miserable Experience • “Hey Jealousy” • “Found Out About You”
1992 Music • Alternative Rock • Blind Melon: Blind Melon • “No Rain” • Alice in Chains: Dirt • “Rooster” • Stone Temple Pilots: Core • “Plush” • One of the most successful movie sound tracks • Whitney Houston: The Body Guard Sound Track • “I Will Always Love You” • “I Have Nothing” • 3 more hit songs
1992 TV • New Shows • 5/22: Johnny Carson hosts his last “Tonight Show” • 5/25: Jay Leno hosts his first “Tonight Show” • “The Real World” on MTV • “Melrose Place” • Courtney Thorn-Smith • Jack Wagner • “Hearts Afire” • Markie Post • John Ritter • Top 5 Shows • 60 Minutes • Roseanne • Home Improvement • Murphy Brown • Murder, She Wrote
1992 Movies • Unforgiven: A retired gunslinger takes one last job • Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman • Aladdin: A poor street urchin accidently meets Princess Jasmine • Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Scott Weinger • Dracula: The vampire comes to London to find his lost love. • Winona Ryder, Gary Oldman, Anthony Hopkins • A Few Good Men: A young military lawyer defends two young Marines on trial for murder. • Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore
1992 Olympics • The 1992 Summer Olympics: Barcelona, Spain • “The Dream Team” • Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone, David Robinson, Charles Barkley, John Stockton, Clyde Drexler, Scotty Pipen, Chris Mullen, Christian Laettner • The 1992 Winter Olympics • Albertville, France
1993 Events • Federal Agents lay siege to the Branch Davidian religious cult complex in Waco, Texas on 28th February, 50 days later a raid & fire kills 77 members • Led by David Koresh • The US and Soviet Union sign Start II reducing nuclear warheads by 3,500 each • Ty Warner USA launches the first Beanie Babies • The World Wide Web was born at European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
1993 Music • Biggest Debut Album of 1993 • Ace of Base: The Sign • “The Sign” • “All That She Wants” • “Don’t Turn Around” • More Alternative Rock • The Cranberries: Everybody Else is Doing It, Why Can’t We • “Dreams” • “Linger” • Country Superstar • Shania Twain: 3 major albums during the 90s • “Any Man of Mine” “Man!, I Feel Like a Woman” • “From This Moment”
The cranberries • Shania Twain
1993 • Rebirth of a rock star • Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell II, Back Into Hell • “I’d Do Anything for Love” • “Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are” • The most successful female rap group • Salt-n-Pepa: Very Necessary • “Whatta Man” • “Shoop”
1993 TV • New Shows • “Walker, Texas Ranger” • Chuck Norris • Sheree J. Wilson • “Boy Meets World” • Ben Savage • Danielle Christine Fishel • “Lois & Clark, The New Adventures of Superman” • Dean Cain • Teri Hatcher • “Frasier” • Kelsey Grammer • David Hyde Pierce • Ran for 11 seasons • Top 5 Shows • 60 Minutes • Home Improvement • Seinfeld • Roseanne • Grace Under Fire
1993 Movies • Jurassic Park: During a preview, a power fail releases cloned dinosaurs • Sam Neill, Laura Dern • Groundhog Day: A weather man is stuck in the same day over and over • Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell • Mrs. Doubtfire: An actor disguises himself to spend time with his children • Robin Williams, Sally Field