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science and technology: mad cow disease (no specific date)
15 yearss after it hit britain, mad cow disease was found in some meat in the U.S. we had to kill hundreds of thoudands of cows unlike britain who killed 3.7 million cows. -
science and technology: cellphones
these were a huge leap in technology because we could now communicate instantly. this also was a problem because there were a lot more car crashes. -
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1990-1999
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Hairstyles for women
Hairstyles for women in the 1990's was low-maintance hairstyles. Women asked for hairstyles that matched thier face shape this idea came from TV shows "friends" and "ER". Thier hair could be curly or stright with medium or long hair. -
science and technology: the gardner heist
two unarmed men stole 13 paintings. the paintings were worth 300 million dollars. -
world event: the Gardner heist
Two unknown men stole 13 paintings worth 300 million dollars at an art galleria in boston, massachusetts. the men had posed as police officers and broke in at night. -
Fashion and entertainment:Body piercing
Mostly young men and women had body piercing on thier ears, tongues, eyebrows, and belly buttons (on women).This was a way to actract attention to other. Most places make your parents have a say in piercing if your younger than 18. -
science and technology: hubble space telescope
The hubble space telescope was built in 1990 and cost 2 billion dollars to create. it was roughly the size of a bus. With this we were able to see farther into our galaxy. -
Fashion and entertainment:Hairstyles for men
Hairstyles for men in the 1990's were short hair or they would shaved thier head.shaving thier head was inspired by Michael Jackson.Men would use speaical shampoos and speaical grooming products. -
Fashion and entertainment:Goth
"Goth" is short for the gothic look. Gothic was a dark and spooky that looked like a vampire. They dressed in black and wore metal studs. -
Fashion and entertainment:Cargo pants
Cargo is a meaning of carring. It has large and deep pockets,in front and back of the pants. The pockets are closed with buttons, snaps, or velcro with the color of biege or khaki. -
Sports and Music; Extreme Sports (no spacific date)
Extreme sports, such as BMX and bicycling, became very popular in the US in the early 90s. -
Sports and Music; Extreme Sports
Extreme sports, such as BMX-ing and bicycling became very popular in the early 90s. -
Fashion and entertainment:Layers
this one hairstyle that can have many different lengths. If you have a natural curl you would see it in your layered cut but, if you have really thick hair the layers will flow out easy. -
Sports and Music; Ice Cube (N.S)
first became public notice as a singer and song writer -
Fashion and entertainment: SPaghetti strap tank
The spaghetti strap tank was tight-fitting and had thin straps. It could be worn alone or layered with cloths. The spaghetti strap tank is still worn today. -
Fashion and entertainment:The Rachel
The rachel was a little curly and a little stright. It was golden brown and tiny bit blonde. -
Fashion and Entertainment:Coffee
Everyone enjoyed gourmet coffee in th 1990's,but coffee was a instrest since the 1980's. At the beginning of the 1990's coffee houses began to spring up everywhere where people could drink coffee and use computers. Coffee is combining espresso with other ingredients including flavored syrups and milk that has been steamed or foamed. -
science and technology: man found frozen in mountains
Erika and Helmut Simon found Otzi the Iceman in the otzal mountains in Germany. He was perfectly preserved in the mountain for 5,300 years -
Sports and Music; Womens World Cup (Nov. 16-30)
Womens soccer team won their first world cup in china in 1991 -
Sports and Music; The Dream Team (no spacific date)
The Dream Team was announced at the end of 91 and won gold medal in 92 -
world event: world trade center bombing
At first the police did not think it was an emergencyafter the bomb went off. the bomb screwed up which is a good thing because if the bomb had gone of correctly, everyone in the north tower would have died. -
Sports and Music; Kurt Cobain (no spacific date)
Kurt Cobain found dead -
science and technology: kobe earthquake
the massive kobe earthquake was a 7.1. It killed 5,100 peopleand caused 300 fires in less than 3 minutes. japan refused foreign aid. -
science and technology: oklahoma city bombing
Timothy veigh used a ryder truck and 5000 pounds of explosives to blow up the Murrah building. the explosives killed 168 people includin 19 children. -
Sports and Music; Music-Rap (96-97)
Rap increasingly referred to violence and drug use into the 90s -
science and technology: sheep cloning
dolly the cloned sheep was one of many cloning attempts. She came from an already existing cell. -
Sports and Music; Britney Spears (no specific date, 97-99)
Britney Spears made a breakthrough and rose to fame -
Sports and Music; Junior Golf
4,000 local programs for young golfers in the U.S -
Fashion and entertainment: Titanic the Movie
In 1997 they made a movie that combines fact and fiction that tells a real story of the sinking ship R.M.S. The Titanic's main characters in the movie was Leonardo Dicaprio as Jack Dawson and Kate Winslet as Rose Dewitt Bukater. Titanic won 11 academy awards including best picture tieing the record for most awards ever won. -
Sports and Music; Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
SUVS became trendy as "Family Cars" -
Sports and Music; Special Olympics (98-99)
Every Special Olympic athelete takes the oath, "Let me win. But if i cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." -
Science and technology: columbine massacre
Dylan klebold and eric harris led an all out assault on columbine highscool with guns, knives, and a multitude of bombs. they prepared to kill hundreds of their peers with propane bombs but the bombs did not explode. the boys failed with their plan so they killed themselves.
