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Popular Culture in the 1990's

Popular Culture in the 1990's. http://kurdt.wz.cz/photo/nirvana_20.jpg. http://pressthebuttons.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/gameboy1989.jpg. http://pocketchange.become.com/images/pogs.JPG. http://inthe90s.com/. Important Events. -Dolly the sheep is the first successful clone in 1997.

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Popular Culture in the 1990's

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  1. Popular Culture in the 1990's http://kurdt.wz.cz/photo/nirvana_20.jpg http://pressthebuttons.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/gameboy1989.jpg http://pocketchange.become.com/images/pogs.JPG

  2. http://inthe90s.com/ Important Events -Dolly the sheep is the first successful clone in 1997. -Kurt Cobain commits suicide, 1994. -Rwandan genocide. The world does nothing. -Harry Potter is published in 1997. -Columbine tragedy, 1999. http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/11/17/PM_Dolly_narrowweb__300x395,0.jpg http://www.solarnavigator.net/films_movies_actors/film_images/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosophers_Stone_Book_J_K_Rowling.jpg http://www.myfungraphics.com/images/kurt-cobain/Ext-Kurt-Cobain-20060903-01.jpg

  3. More Important Events. •Hate Crimes Statistics Act is passed. •Nelson Mandela is released from prison. •The Soviet Union ends. •Biosphere II experiment. •Jeffery Dahlmer is arrested. http://www.inthe90s.com/

  4. Dolly -The first successful clone. -Took place in Edinburgh, Scotland. -Lived her entire life at the Roslin Institute. -”Born”: July 5th, 1996. -Death: February 14th, 2003. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_the_sheep http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20040128/a299_1494.jpg http://www.ecopolis.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/dolly.jpg

  5. Harry Potter -In 1990, the idea popped into her head. -The first book was released in 1998. -J. K. Rowling is now richer than the Queen. -Series has been translated in over 65 languages. http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/07/06/potter_books_narrowweb__300x347,0.jpg http://pageperso.aol.fr/audrey8759/images/harry,ron%20et%20hermione..jpg

  6. Toys and Games http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/Pokemon_red_box.jpg http://www.bencrafts.com/images/BeanieBabies.gif http://www.playthings.com/articles/images/PLAY/20070730/PowerRangers15thAniv65MightyMorphinRedRanger93Crop.jpg http://www.rateitall.com/t-21287-toysgames-of-the-90s.aspx

  7. Beanie Babies Released in 1993. Each has a tag with a name, birthday and poem. They avoided chain retailers.

  8. Tickle Me Elmo -Became the #1 fad of the 90’s. -Also released, though not as popular: -Tickle Me Big Bird -Tickle Me Ernie -Tickle Me Cookie Monster. -Most expensive bought for $15,000US. -Released in 1996. http://www.gogo-gadgets.co.uk/ekmps/shops/gogogadgets/images/ticklemeelmo.jpg A Wal-Mart employee was trampled and injured badly enough that he had to go to the hospital at the release of this toy. According to People magazine, the cashier had a concussion, a pulled hamstring, injuries to his back, jaw and knees, and even a broken rib. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/blondeheroine/elmo.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tickle_Me_Elmo

  9. Mortal Combat -Began as a series of Arcade games. -First home version released in 1992. -Loosely based on the movie “Enter the Dragon” -Popular for it’s violence, gore and graphic fatalities. http://www.gameguru.in/images/mortal-kombat-2-psn.jpg http://www.mortalkombatwarehouse.com/mk1/screenshots/02.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(series)

  10. Popular Artists Britney Spears Nirvana Madonna Spice Girls Smashing Pumpkins Hanson U2 Backstreet Boys MC Hammer Ricky Martin Beck Seal Oasis http://www.supermusic.sk/obrazky/3496_A_BECK_SEA_CHANGE.jpeg http://www.boston.com/thingstodo/gotoit/hanson.jpg http://www.thinkinfreak.com/images/spice_girls.jpg top40.about.com/od/hitsofthe90s/ss/top10090s.htm http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m27/legolas3180/backstreet_boys10.jpg

  11. Grunge •Inspired by alternative rock, heavy metal and indie rock •Characterized by heavily distortional guitars and angst ridden lyrics. •Became successful due to Nirvana’s Nevermind and Pearl Jam’s Ten. http://kris.mkrevo.de/collection/covers/PearlJam_Ten.jpg http://digoeu.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/nirvana.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunge_music

  12. Spice Girls -Debut single ”Wannabe” is released in 1996. -First album ranked #41 on the 100 most successful albums of all time. -”Ginger Spice’s” Union Jack dress sold for £146,511 for a cancer charity. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Geri_times.jpg/220px-Geri_times.jpg http://blogs.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/spice.jpg http://www.globalticketservice.com/images/main.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Girls

  13. Television http://neworganizing.com/blog/uploaded_images/Power-Rangers-700021.jpg http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Seinfeld-TV-01.jpg http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2008/02/18/SouthPark_051230112227534_wideweb__300x325.jpg http://crazyabouttv.com/ImagesTwo/friends.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_in_television http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/aplus/charmedcomplete/charmed1-hi.jpg.jpg

  14. Power Rangers Based on a Japanese show, Super Sentai. Ran from 1993 to 1995 under the original name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Sentai In Malaysia, the word “Morphin” is censored as a part of the campaign agains drug use. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers

  15. Pokemon http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/user_images/010/425Pokemon_Mewtwo_Holofoil_Trading_Card_%5BFree_Shipping%5D.jpg http://www.kids-online.net/files/pokemon.jpg http://www.allinfo.plus.com/pokemonultimate/pokemon/Ash.gif Since it’s release in 1995, it had become the second most popular video game based franchise in the world. [The first being Mario.] In the United Kingdom, the "Christian Power Cards" game was introduced in 1999 in response to these claims of Pokémon to be Satanic, the game being similar to the Pokémon TCG but using Biblical figures. The Pokemon comic book outsells any other comic in history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon#Criticism_and_controversy

  16. Movies http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/b/b6/200px-10_Things_I_Hate_About_You_film.jpg http://www.dailyinfo.co.uk/images/cinema/sleepy-hollow.jpg http://ca.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/8/A70-4217 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f5/James_and_the_giant_peach.jpg http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/CUP/G-406-350~Titanic-Posters.jpg http://ca.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/6/A70-3317

  17. Top 10 Movies of the 1990's • Schindler’s List (1993) • Goodfellas (1990) • Saving Private Ryan (1998) • Pulp Fiction (1994) • The Silence of the Lambs (1991) • Fargo (1996) • Unforgiven (1992) • Shawshank Redemption (1994) • Malcom X (1992) • American Beauty (1999) http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/weblog/film/schindlers_list.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/86/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_poster.jpg http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/movie-pages/movie_90s.html

  18. The 90’s turned out some of the most popular cult classic movies, television shows and figures. Some of the cult movies include: Cult Classics http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/The-Crow-Poster-C10299388.jpeg http://www.nothingtodoinla.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/big_lebowski_ver1.jpg http://www.posters.com/i/c/383103_Pulp-Fiction--Uma.jpg http://www.hyperobots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/clerks.jpg What is a cult following? A cult following is a group of fans who are devoted to a specific are of pop culture, most often developed around movies, books and television shows, though some authors, video games and comic books have cult followings as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_following

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