latoyaallen/90s.popculture

A simple web/mobile app to learn about 90s pop culture.

What happened in 1990 ?

• The Detroit Pistons win the NBA championship.
• The Govenment shuts down over Columbus Day Weekend due to a deficit reduction package negotiated by President George H. W. Bush.
• Gianni Versace designs the costumes for the San Francisco Opera's production of Capriccio.
• Adobe releases the first version of Photoshop.
• Lonnie George Johnson, a black engineer, invents the Super Soaker water gun.
• Nothing Compares 2 U, which is performed by Sinéad O'Connor and written by Prince, is released.
• The programming language Python is released.

What happened in 1991?

• Boris Yeltsin becomes the first President fo the Russian Federation.
• Linux is released by Linus Torvalds.
• The Berlin Wall falls.
• Nintendo releases the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

What happened in 1992 ?

• Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeated incumbent Republican President George H. W.
• Thierry Mugler completes his first haute couture collection.
• The first text message is sent.
• Kriss Kross releases Jump.
• Vogue releases it's iconic 100th anniversary special cover. It features 2 WOC on the cover at the same time.

What happened in 1993 ?

• Mae Carol Jemison, the first black woman in space, leaves NASA to form her own technology research company, The Jemison Group Inc.
• Hocus Pocus is released.
• The first female African-American Senator, Carol Moseley Braun, takes office in Illinois.
• The Chicago Bulls become the NBA Champions.

What happened in 1994 ?

• Amazon is founded.
• Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction hits cinemas.
• Nelson Mandela becomes South Africa's first black president.
• Nirvana releases Unplugged in New York. It was recorded in 1993.

What happened in 1995 ?

• JavaScript is released.
• The cult classic movie Clueless is hits theaters.
• Dick Cheney becomes the Chairman and CEO of Halliburton Company.
• eBay is launched.
• The DVD is invented.

What happened in 1996 ?

• Tickle Me Elmo is released.
• "One in a Million" by Aaliyah is released.

What happened in 1997 ?

• Toyota gives us the Prius, the first mass-produced hybrid automobile.

What happened in 1998 ?

• André Leon Talley returns to Vogue as the editor-at-large.

What happened in 1999 ?

• House speaker Newt Gingrich resigns.
• TLC gives us No Scrubs.
• The Blair Witch Project and The Matrix are released.