MY DECADES PROJECT!

Created By: Akeylah Church

KEY POLITICAL FIGURES

Within the 1990’s key political figures such as the president from 1991 to 1995 then again from1996 to 1999 was William Jefferson Blythe Clinton. He was great at what he did and with the things he had accomplished. Standing by him was the vice president named Danforth Quayle from 1989 to 1993 then another shale I say helped with great things was Albert Gore Jr. from 1994 to 2001 was another 8 years accomplisher.

TRENDS AND FADS

Being born in the 90’s as a 90’s baby there were some pictures I look back at with me and how I was dressed and my mother and how her appearance was. What was most popular in the 90’s were Denim overalls, hammer pants, High wasted jeans, Fanny packs. Also jean jackets, Hawaiian shirts, sandals, gangster bandannas, chain wallets, and chocker chains, with a completed jumpsuit outfit.

SPEECHES O R QU OTES FOR INFLU ENTIAL PEO PL E

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PO PU LAR EN TERTAIN MEN T AN D EN TERTAIN ER S

From movies to TV shows to entertainers everyone had something to see. In the 90’s that was how people learn or became updated with what was new or even important. Some popular movies back then were Titanic, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, and Lion King. Fad TV shows were The Simpsons, Family Guy, Fresh Prince, and Family Matters. All the ones most teens now love because they grew up with them. Now going into entertainers, there was Jim Henson, Micheal London, Miles Davis, Elizabeth Montgomery.

POPULAR MUSIC Many songs where made in the 90’s. within 10 years the 90’s that was when most songs were made. With people trying to come up in the world by making music, to peoples music that had gotten recognized it was all played from TV to in the streets. Top 10 hits were Smells Like Teen Spirit, Under The Bridge, Jeremy, November Rain, Wonderwall, Creep, Black Hole Sun , Losing My Religion, No Rain, Enter Sandman. All of these songs were great, by many different artist. Even with not being the same type of music, in the 90’s it didn’t matter because there were more people whiling to listen and love all which was the case back then.

IMPORTANT SPORTS FIGURES

Some important sports in the 90’s were college football, boxing, hockey, tennis, olympics, the NFL, professional golfers’, baseball, and basketball. Some now of days still are. Over time there were differences between people with what was actually a sport such as boxing, and now what is called cheer. But what the good news with these sports are so many people make it with these. Also so many people love watching them still so they still live on.

IMPORTANT INVENTIONS

Many things change over the years with people, to schools, but in this case so has inventions. From T.V’s to cell phones to computers. What was known for the biggest change was from tapes to CD’s. From that there was also the pagers and DVD players. These things ended up becoming big in the 1990’s. Even now more and more people upgrade every year with these things.

POPULAR ARTIST

Significant artist and photographers made a change. A change in many good ways. Mostly because artist things were so big with ways to express yourself. Life is all about how people see things and people who helped with that was Wade Guyton, Julie Mehretu, Sterling Ruby (painters) and Rineke Dijkstra, Sharon Luckhart (photographers).

SIGNIFICANT BOOKS

Learning, and understanding meant for everyone in the 90’s came in many ways. Mostly for kids it came from books. Very popular books still to this day that went no where. Some of these books are regular learning books but some popular ones that a lot know now of days are all the Harry Potter books, Oh the places you’ll go, I Spy, the Golden Compass. Etc. and each of those most teens now by growing up on them.

SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL EVENTS1991Collapse of the Soviet Union

Operation Desert Storm

South Africa Repeals Apartheid Laws

1992Official End of the Cold War

Riots in Los Angeles After the Rodney King Verdict

1993Use of the Internet Grows Exponentially

World Trade Center Bombed

1994

Nelson Mandela Elected President of South Africa

O.J. Simpson Arrested for Double Murder

1996Mad Cow Disease Hits Britain

Two Royal Divorces

Unabomber Arrested

1997British Au Pair on Trial for Murder

Hale-Bopp Comet Visible

Hong Kong Returned to China

Pathfinder Sends Back Images of Mars

Scientists Clone Sheep

Tallest Buildings in the World Built in Kuala Lumpur

Tiger Woods Wins Masters

IMPORTANT BUSIN ESS OR INDU STR IES

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WAR S OR M IL ITARY CO NFLICTS IN 1990

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SOURCES

www. Edhelper.com

www.americanhistory.about.com

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1990-sports-amer.com

www.lesliebyars.hubpages.com

www. Motmuseum.org

Youtube

Mom

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