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THE 90’S

THE 90’S. THE PEOPLE, THE TRENDS, THE MUSIC, AND THE EVENTS. “A DECADE OF DEVIENCE”. THE 1990’S. PRESENTED BY… ZACHARY VELYKIS JOHN HOPELY LISA FLAHERTY PAUL KNOTHE. FACTS ABOUT THIS DECADE

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THE 90’S

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  1. THE90’S THE PEOPLE, THE TRENDS, THE MUSIC, AND THE EVENTS. “A DECADE OF DEVIENCE”

  2. THE 1990’S PRESENTED BY… ZACHARY VELYKIS JOHN HOPELY LISA FLAHERTY PAUL KNOTHE

  3. FACTS ABOUT THIS DECADE Population:  281,421,906 (2000 Census)Unemployment:  5.8 million, or 4.2% (Sept 99)  National Debt:  $5,413.l Million (1997)  Average Salary:  $13.37/hr (1999)  Teacher's Salary: $39,347 (1998)  Minimum Wage:  $5.15/hr (1997)  Life Expectancy: Male 73.1 Female 79.1(1997) 

  4. 1990 (The Year of Gulf War) 1991 (The Year the Soviet Union Collapses) 1992 (The Year of Buttafuoco Jokes) 1993 (The Year of Waco) 1994 (The Year OJ makes a break for it!) 1995 (The Year of the Okalahoma City Bombing) 1996 (The Year of the Olympic Park bombing) 1997 (The Year of the Cloned Sheep) 1998 (The Year of Clinton's admission) 1999 (The Year of the Columbine Shooting)

  5. 1990 • The Year 1990 • The Gulf war begins after Saddam Hussein accuses Kuwait of stealing oil from Iraq. Iraq invades Kuwait and the US send half a million soldiers to defend Saudi Arabia against invasion. • South African antiapartheid activist, Nelson Mandela is freed after spending 27 years as a political prisoner.

  6. 1991 • The Year 1991 • The Soviet Union is dissolved and the 15 separate republics (including Russia) are now independent. Maps will never look the same. • Magic Johnson tests HIV positive and retires from the NBA.

  7. 1992 • The Year 1992 • Riots erupt in South Central LA following the acquittal of four white police officers who were caught on video beating speeding suspect Rodney King. During the riots, 55 people were killed, 2,300 people were injured and 1,100 buildings were destroyed.

  8. 1993 • The Year 1993 • After seven years together, New Kids On The Block go their separate ways, proving that perhaps they did not have The Right Stuff after all. • Michael Jordan retires from the NBA to play minor league baseball. He returns to the NBA 17 months later.

  9. 1994 • The Year 1994 • In the first South African election in which black people are allowed to vote, Nelson Mandela is elected president. He is the first black South African president. • American figure skater, Nancy Kerrigan, is clubbed in the knee one month before the Winter Olympics. It was later discovered that the attack was organized by associates of rival skater, Tonya Harding. Despite her injury, Kerrigan still went on to win the silver metal at the Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway

  10. 1995 • The Year 1995 • The trail of former NFL star OJ Simpson begins. He is accused of murdering his ex-wife and her friend Ron Goldman. OJ is later found not guilty. • A federal building in Oklahoma City is bombed and 168 people are killed. Later, two anti-government, American terrorists - Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols - were convicted of the bombing. Timothy McVeigh has since been executed. Terry Nichols is now facing more charges in Oklahoma and could be sentenced to death as well.

  11. 1996 • The Year 1996 • A bomb explodes at the Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia. One person is killed, but no one is ever charged in the crime. • Also in the US, "The Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is arrested. Kaczynski killed three people and injured many more with mail bombs.

  12. 1997 • The Year 1997 • Dolly the cloned sheep is born at the Roslin Institute in Scotland. She is the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. • The movie Titanic, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, is released. It goes on to become the highest grossing movie of all time.

  13. 1998 • The Year 1998 • Geri Halliwell (AKA Ginger Spice) leaves the Spice Girls to become Solo Spice. • The Price it Right airs its 5,000th episode.

  14. 1999 • The Year 1999 • Two students go on a shooting spree at Columbine High School in Colorado. They kill 13 people and then themselves. • While the world parties like it's 1999 (if you read that and thought, "Huh?" ask your 'rents about a dude named Prince), computer geeks freak out about the "Y2K Bug." It turns out that the world didn't end. Go figure

  15. Movies • 10. Pulp Fiction • 9. Mrs. Doubtfire • 8. The Sixth Sense • 7. Forrest Gump • 6. The Temp • 5. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead • 4. Clueless • 3. Home Alone • 2. Jurassic Park • 1. Titanic

  16. BOOKS

  17. ART

  18. SUPERBOWLS

  19. 1990 San Francisco d. Denver (55-10) • 1991 NY Giants d. Buffalo (20-19) • 1992 Washington d. Buffalo (37-24) • 1993 Dallas d. Buffalo (52-17) • 1994 Dallas d. Buffalo (30-13) • 1995 San Francisco d. San Diego (49-26) • 1996 Dallas d. Pittsburgh (27-17) • 1997 Green Bay d. New England (35-21) • 1998 Denver d. Green Bay (31-24) • 1999 Denver d. Atlanta (34-19)

  20. THE PEOPLE

  21. “I DID NOT HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH THAT WOMAN”

  22. CLINTON’ISMS “ It depends on how you define "alone" ... there were a lot of times when we were alone, but I never really thought we were." "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is" - excerpts from Bill Clinton's grand jury testimony

  23. ONE MORE, JUST FOR FUN. In his 1998 testimony, the former president said, "When I was alone with Ms. Lewinsky on certain occasions in early 1996 and once in early 1997, I engaged in conduct that was wrong”

  24. PLEASE DEFINE THE WORD “SEX”

  25. O.J. SIMPSON • Orenthal James "OJ" Simpson • Age: 46 • Marital Status:married twice, first to Marguerite Whitley (6-24-1967 to 1979), then to Nicole Brown (2-2-1985 to 1992); divorced • Children:Aaren- deceased, daughter from first marriageArnelle- age 25, daughter from first marriageJason Lamar- age 24, son from first marriageJustin- age 6, son from second marriageSydney- age 9, daughter from second marriage • Inmate Number: 4013970

  26. “OOPS” • Hugh Grant is the epitome of English charm - but he did look foolish when he was arrested with hooker Divine Brown in 1995.

  27. “OUCH” • In 1993 John Bobbitt testifies against wife Lorena, recounting how she cut off his penis in his sleep as punishment for his marital infidelity

  28. MR. AND MRS. ALLEN • In 1997 director Woody Allen married Soon Yi Previn. She is the Korean-born adopted daughter of his former lover, actress Mia Farrow.

  29. THE TRENDS

  30. “HEY MACARENA” • Macarena: This hit, complete with it's own dance, was written and performed by the Spanish duo Los Del Rio. Luckily, this craze is now over.

  31. “GRUNGE” • Grunge: Distorted guitars and growling vocals - mainly made up of Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney etc.

  32. “TAE BO” • Tae Bo: Started by martial arts star Billy Blanks, this trend was big among celebs and involved sweating, kicking and punching at air.

  33. THE MUSIC

  34. THE HITS • Music Hits of the 1990s • U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer • I Want You Back - NSYNC • Getting Jiggy Wit It – Will Smith • Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana • This is How We Do It - Montell Jordan • End of the Road - Boyz II Men • Crossroads - Bone Thugs-n-Harmony • Informer - Snow

  35. “THE SPICE GIRLS” • In 1998 Geri Halliwell, aka Ginger Spice, anounced that she would be leaving the Spice Girls due to differences in the band. CARTMAN WAS VERY HAPPY!

  36. “PEARL JAM” • The bands spoken view on such issues American unemployment, homelessness and the pro choice organization, made them an industry standard that changed the face of modern day music.

  37. THE EVENTS

  38. “THE GULF WAR” • Iraq invades KuwaitSaddam Hussein accuses Kuwait of undercutting Iraq's petroleum revenues and of stealing from a border oil field. Kuwait's offers concessions considered inadequate to Hussein, so he sends in 100,000 troops. Kuwait's army flees along with the king. Iraq is then condemned by the Arab League, the Soviets and especially the US who sends in 500,000 troops to defend Saudi Arabia and prepare for an invasion.

  39. “WACO” • Waco TragedyThe ATF raids the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas and a seige results. The seige lasts for several weeks until a fire breaks out ( Some reports say that the Davidians themselves started it and some reports that the Federal agents started it) killing most of the cult members including leader David Koresh and several children.

  40. “THE OK.BOMBING” • The Oklahoma City BombingApril 19, 1995: 168 people, including 8 Federal Marshals, were killed in the bombing of a federal building in Okalahoma City. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were charged and convicted in this case. For their roles in the bombing Terry Nichols received a life sentence and Timothy McVey was sentenced to death.

  41. “COLUMBINE” • Columbine TragedyApril 20, 1999, two students go on a shooting rampage in Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. They kill 12 students, 1 teacher and themselves.

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