1. 1995-2000 By: Taylor Budwash

2. 1995  Murder trial against OJ Simpson begins in LA.  First time there was ever 13 people in space.  Internet was now in households all over the world. 1996  First photographs of Pluto.

3. 1998  All California’s clubs, bars, and restaurants are smoke free.  Disney’s Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World, Orlando.  John Glenn (77) is the oldest man to go into space.

4. 1995  Craig’s list was founded.  Brett Favre wins his first NFL most valuable player.  Yahoo is first founded.  Pocahontas is first released. 1996  Brett Favre wins his second most valuable player.  Lisa Marie Presley divorces Michael Jackson.

5. 1997  Bill Clinton gets his second inauguration.  Michael Jackson’s son, Michael Joseph (Prince) Jackson Jr. is born. 1998  Ford Cougar is first produced.  The band Coldplay forms.  Google is founded.

6.  The United States is the world’s highest exporters of coal, soybeans, wheat, and corn.  Towards the end of the 20 th century the United States produced about 40% of the worlds goods.  From 1994-99 the United States had solid increases of outputting goods and low inflation rates.

7.  The clothing style was very casual and comfortable.  Flannel shirts and overalls were very popular.  Retro clothing was popular too.  The retro clothing brought back previous clothing styles in 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and the 1980s.

8.  Denim were extremely popular.  The tie dye and bright colors came back from the 1980s.  Leather became popular closer to the 21 st century.

9.  Some people thought that this period of time for music was the worst for pop music.  Others thought it was the best for pop music.  Some hit singers in this era were Boyz II Men, Bryan Adams, Michael Jackson, Prince, Mariah Carey, and Bon Jovi.

10.  Michael Jackson was popular in this time era.  He had many hit songs.  His song You Are Not Alone was a big hit in this time frame.

11.  In 1995 the price of gas to the gallon was $1.26.  In 2000 it cost $1.54. 1995-200 gas ranged from about $1.26 to $1.54 Today gas costs about $2.68

12. The average price for a house in 1995 was $161,783. In 2000 the price was $163,500. The average price for a house today is $285,000

13. 1996  Dexter’s Laboratory comes out on Cartoon Network.  It was about a boy named Dexter who had a huge secret laboratory with all of his inventions.

14. 1997  A series called Johnny Bravo was produced.  It was about a boy named Johnny and had the characters acting out scenes of different movies like the Twilight Zone. 1998  The Power Puff girls was created.  The Power puff girls were three girls who had super powers.

15. 1999  Ed, Edd, n Eddy was a hit television series.  This was one of the longest running series for cartoons.  Courage the Cowardly Dog started November 12, 1999.  Courage the Cowardly Dog was about a dog named Courage and his owners, a kind old woman and a grumpy old man.

16.  Blue’s Clues ran from 1996-2008.  Blue’s Clues is one of the most successful cartoon. http://www.mefeedia.com/video/3944884

17.  There was a lot of different types of fads in this era.  Some of the fad songs were: Ice Ice Baby- Vanilla Ice, Black or White- Michael Jackson Thriller- Michael Jackson, Achy Breaky Heart- Billy Ray Cyrus, Wanna Be- Spice Girls, Mmm Bop- Hanson, and My Heart Will Go On- Celine Deon.  The toy Tickle Me Elmo was popular for young children.

18.  Polly Pocket Toys were a big hit.  Beanie Baby stuffed animal the children loved.  The Beanie Baby had a tag on them with the stuffed animals name and birth date.  Overalls came back in this era and was worn by teens.

19.  Piercings of the belly button, eye brow, tongue, and etc was popular.  One big fad was bleached hair, either their whole head or just the tips.  The toy Furby was introduced in 1998 and became a big hit!  Backstreet boys, O Town, 98 Degrees, and N Sync was very popular.

20.  The computer program Java was invented.  Digital Versatile Discs are invented in 1995. They are shortened to DVDs.  Web TV is invented.

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