2. by: Ashley Morgan

3. Gulf War Iraq needed money so they invaded Kuwait. The United Nations did not like this. The United Nations bombed Iraq and then a month later they ground-attacked them and retook possession of Kuwait. Rwanda In Rwanda there was an ethnic conflict between the Hutu and the Tutsi. Due to this conflict 500,000 died. Bosnian War In Yugoslavia ethnic conflict occurred here as well between the Serbs, Croats and Muslims. Yugoslavia was eventually broken up. Struggles for power and control between the ethnic groups led to ethnic cleansing (population transfer).

4. Events/News Feb. 26, 1993 in New York City a bomb exploded in the basement garage of the World Trade Center, killing 6 and injuring at least 1,040 others. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) gets signed by the governments of the United States, Canada, and Mexico and came into play on January 1, 1994. The 90's saw a world wide increase of the use, production, and smuggling of the drug trade, with the drugs becoming more addictive and destructive

5. There was an increase in Aids in Africa and throughout the world. O. J. Simpson got arrested in killings of wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and friend, Ronald Goldman June 18, 1994. On April 19, 1995 in Oklahoma City a car bomb exploded outside the federal office building. 168 people were killed, including 19 children and 1 person who died in rescue effort. Over 220 buildings were damaged. Bill Clinton becomes 42 president of the United States on January 20, 1993.

6.  If you have $100 Converted from 1990 to 2005 it would be equivalent to $153.76 today.  In 1990 the average income per year was $28,970.00.

7.  Snowboard $199.00  Microwave $269.00.  Potatoes were $1.99 for 10 lbs.  Lazy Boy Recliner $260.00.  Bike $60.00

8.  In the nineties, the fashion was casual and comfortable.  Overalls, flannel shirts, neon color clothing, leather jackets, baggy jeans, and baby doll shirts were very popular.  Bell button piercing became very popular during this era.

9.  In 1990 a new house cost $123,000.00 and by 1999 was $131,700.00.  If you were to buy a house in Pennsylvania it would cost you $89,100.00.

10.  1990 Ford Mustang Convertible $14,289.00  Average car cost was $16,000.00

11. In 1990 a gallon of gas was $1.34 By 1999 gas dropped to $1.22

12.  The 1990s best known for teen pop and electronic dance music, and for being the decade of hip hop and alternative rock.  Some artist include:  Janet Jackson  Bon Jovi  Aerosmith  Red Hot Chili Peppers  Vanilla Ice  Billy Joel  Phil Collins  Billy Idol  And many others as well

13.  Some 1990 fads included Pokémon, push pops, pogs, clackers, spandex shorts, tamagotchi, and the Macarena.

14.  Home Alone (1990)  Beauty and the Beast (1991)  Beethoven (1992)  Aladdin (1992)  Batman Returns(1992)  Jurassic Park (1993)  Forrest Gump (1994)  Jumanji (1995)  Edward Scissorhands (1990)

15.  Many TV. shows were big in the 1990’s.  Rugrats were a big TV. show for children.  Other included Law & Order, Power Rangers, and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

16.  TV show sitcoms were popular with the American audience.  A popular notable video game of 1990 was Super Mario World.  American NBA Basketball player Michael Jordan becomes a major sports and pop culture icon idolized by millions worldwide.  The Rachel, Jennifer Aniston's hairstyle on the hit show Friends, became popular with millions of women copying it worldwide.

17.  The world wide web was founded on November 12th, 1990.  In 1995 Ken Kutaragi introduced us to the first Play Station.  In 1993 James Dyson created the first bag less vacuum cleaner.  The DVD was developed and invented by Sony, and Philips in 1995.

18.  The World Wide Web was invented in 1990 by Tim Berners-Lee.  A sheep later called Dolly was cloned from the cell of an adult Ewe (sheep) and was fused with an unfertilized egg cell from which the nucleic DNA had been removed.  The V-chip was invented used for television receivers allowing the blocking of programs based on their ratings category.

19.  There were many popular toys in the 1990’s.  Some in which included Silly Putty, Polly Pocket, Moon Shoes, Pillow Pals, G.I. Joe, Bop it, Game Boy and many others.

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21.  http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1990s.html http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1990s.html  http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html  http://www.crazyfads.com/90s.htm http://www.crazyfads.com/90s.htm  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990