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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918. He is still alive today. He joined the African National Congress in 1942. He directed a campaign of non-violent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies. He was inaqurated as South Africa's first black president. -
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Halston
Halston was a famous fashion designer. He was born on April 23, 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa, and died on March 26, 1990. Halston died of Lung Cancer and AIDS. He created Jackie Kennedy's Pillbox hat. -
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Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey was born on January 28, 1954. She was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She could read and write before she was at age 3. Oprah attended Nashville East High School. She is a Film Actress, Entrepreneur, Producer, Philanthropist, Talk Show Host, and Television Producer. In 1994 she won Best Talk Show and Best Talk Show Host at the Daytime Emmy Awards. -
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Princess Diana
On July 29, 1981, Princess Diana married Prince Charles. She was one of the world's most known women throughout the 1980s and 90s. She was even called the "People's Princess." Diana battled against land mines and raised awareness of the issue during her lifetime. She died in 1997 in a car accident in Paris. Source of information: http://www.biography.com/people/princess-diana-9273782?page=1 -
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Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. His full name is Michael Jeffrey Jordan. He is a six time NBA Champion. Michael Jordan is one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. On January 13, 1999 he announced his retirement. Source of Information: http://www.nba.com/history/players/jordan_bio.html -
Jennifer Capriati - Tennis Player
She became a professional tennis player when she was 13. When she was really young she watched he father play tennis, so it inspired her to play tennis. -
Rap Music
<a href='http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/where-hip-hop-music-originate Rap appealed to people of all races and backgrounds. By the late 1990’s it became the best-selling style of pop music in the United States.Another term for rap is hip hop that people use a lot. Rap music is also another music genre which means that it's a type of music. More than half of the united States likes this type of music. -
Vanilla Ice
<a href='http://www.biography.com/people/vanilla-ice-454718' Vanilla Ice is still popular today. He became the first white rappers in the 1990's. His hit single was Ice Ice Baby. His Birth name is Robert Matthew Van Winkle. He ws born October 31, 1967 and he is now age 45. -
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leg warmers
Dancers used the to keep there legs warm so that there muscles don't tense up. Movie stars wore the so there legs didn't tense up when it was cold. They were like socks except they were thicker and didn't go on your feet. They were just woren on dancers but later on teenages girls wore them. Then they were woren by teenages boys. -
One pant leg rolled up
Rappers wore them because it was popular. So since rappers wore it ment that people coppied it to see if they would be cool to. Alot of gangs used that as a symbol too. -
Tight fitting knit caps, chunky jewelry, and expensive running shoes.
Most rapppers wore this stuff because they thought it was cool and for rappers style. It was also worn in gangs. Chunky jewelry was just thick necklaces and big rings. Expensive running shoes are shoes for running but they didn't wear them for running the wore them for fashion statement. Tight fiting knit caps are hats that you wore in the winter but they wore them for a fashion statement. -
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Gulf War
The Gulf War was a war between Iraq and the U.S. Forces. It was in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Isreal.
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Hypercolor Tees
In the 1990s people wore these to parties. They thought it was cool to be able to put a hand print on your tee-shirt but eventually it would fade away so they would make another one. You could get them in any color. You could customise them to make them change any color you want. They were so popular that one year in the 90s they sold $5,000,000 worth of teeshirts. -
Rodney King got beaten
Rodney King was an african american construction worker who while on parole for robbery became nationally known after being beaten by polie officers after a high speed chase. This caused many riots. Rodney King died on June 17, 2012. He died from an accidental drowning although alchol, cocaine, and marijuana in his blood. Source of Information: The Century Page 229 -
Belly shirts
Girls wore them out and about but mainly to clubs and stuff like that. They go them to show off there belly botton rings. Girls around the teenager rage wore these. They are shirts that come down to a little after the ribs end. -
Chicago Bulls - 91 - 98
Starting in 1991 the Chicago Bulls won 8 straight championships from 91 - 98. Micheal Jordan Was their star player. Picture: http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/bulls/photos/finals1991_100922.jpg -
Barney & Friends
http://www.ask.com/question/where-is-barney-filmed-at
Barney was created by Sheryl Leach in Dallas, Texas. Later on Sheryl thought that it would be a good idea to have Barney in a TV show. She wanted it to be an educational show for kids in apealing to her son. It has very big series on this purple dinosour. IN the shows it also teaches the kids to be helpful and kinds.
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Billy Ray Cyrus
http://www.biography.com/people/billy-ray-cyrus-227601Billy Ray Cyrus was very popular with his song Achey Breaky Heart and it came in 10 different languages. He was born in August 25, 1961. He has achieved great succses in his life. It also was the first song to have a line dance. Having released twelve studio albums and forty-four singles since 1992. -
Mat Hoffman - Jump Record
In 1992 on a homemade quarterpipe he began practicing for his Big Air Record. Late he finaly made his record of 20 feet above a 20 foot ramp. In 2001 he broke his record at the x games and jumped 26.5 feet above a 24 foot ramp. He soon made a Bike company names hoffman bikes. Picture: http://hoffmanbikes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mat-hoffman-HB-1920x1080.jpeg -
First NBA Dream Team
The 1992 Dream Team included 11 Future Hall of Fame Basketball players and 3 Future Hall of Fame Coaches. -
Larry Bird Retired
Larry Bird was in the NBA and he was a very good player that retired. He was also the team president. Larry was a 12 time NBA all star. Larry was born in West Baden, Indianana. Source of information: http://www.nba.com/history/players/bird_bio.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Bird -
Home Alone 2
<a href='http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104431/
The exterior of Duncan's Toy Chest in New York City, was filmed outside of a downtown Chicago office building located at 209 South La Salle Street. Despite receiving mostly mixed reviews from critics. The film became the second most successful film of 1992.They earned over $173 million in revenue in the United States and over $358 million worldwide. -
Bill Clinton Inaquration
Bill Clinton was decided to be the president. It took place in Washington D.C. He was the 42 president. Clinton was the frist president elected post Cold War Era and the Democrat elected in 16 years. When Bill Clinton was 46 when he took office. Source of information: The 90's pop culture page 19 -
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Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton was born on August 19, 1946. He went to Yale and recieved a law degree in 1972. He got married to Hilary Rodham in 1975. He has one daughter named Chelsea. He was elected president in 1993. In 1996 he won reelection. -
Bombing at World Trade Center
A bomb was planted by Islamic Terroists killing 6 people and injuring 1000 in New York. It killed a lot of people. It was an ordinary Friday when all this happened, It happend at 12:17 p.m. Six people were killed instantly. Source of imformation: The 90's Pop culture page 19.
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Bell Bottoms, Short shorts, floral print embroidery on pockets, and polyester shirts
Many teenage girls wore this stuff. Girls wore them becuase it was popular. They also wore them because they thought they would be cute. -
Saved by the bell
Saved by the Bell is an American television sitcom that aired from 1989 to 1993.The Disney Channel as Good Morning, Miss Bliss, and was renamed Saved by the Bell when it began airing on NBC for its second season.The title "Saved by the Bell" is an idiom for when a student, unprepared to answer a question, is "saved" at the end of class by the school bell ringing.The show follows the exploits of a group of friends and their principal, and although the series primarily showcases light-hearted come -
Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres is a talk-show host. She was born on January 26, 1958 in a suberb of New Orleans, Louisiana. Ellen was on the TV show "These Friends of Mine." In 2003 she started her daytime talk show. It won 15 Emmy Awards in the first three seasons. -
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Players go on strike
The fans didnt like how the players only cared about the Wealth. They cancelled between 930 - 950 games. -
ER
An American medical TV show. It was produced by Constant c Productions. The ER tv show won 23 emmy awards. ER won 116 awards in total, including the Peabody awards. Er follows the inner life of the emergancy room. -
Friends
<a href='http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/19291' It's a popular TV show that people still watch today. It was filmed in Burbank, California. This TV show had 15.1 million viewers in the world. The opening theme for the show is Ill be there for you. This series made a really big cultural impact, especially today. -
The Rachel haircut
Lots of people wore the rachel hair cut. It was first made popular when Jennifer Aniston the character Rachel from the show friends first got the haircut.It was called the "Rachel Haircut" because it was wore by the character Rachel. And of corse since she was a super star people wanted the same haircut. -
Dumb & Dumber
It was very popular in 1994 and it also was a comedy show. People who stared in were Jim Caery, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, and the full cast plus the producers. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
A vietnam veteran took a truck full of explosives and parked it outside of the Fedral building in Oklohoma City. This bombing killed 168 people and most of them were children. -
Sideburns
Guys let their hiar grow on the side of there head longer than there hair on the top of there head. Alot of guys wore them not all because not all of them liked it.The cast of the nighttime soap 90210 were the people who started sideburns. -
Happy face shirts and peace sign necklaces
Boys and girls both wore them. Happy face shirts are shirts with happy faces on them. Peace sign necklaces are necklaces with peace signs on them. People wore them because it was cool and popular. -
Web TV
Web tv was invented May 10, 1996. It started at "Cord Cutters" which is place that discovers technology. It was first sold by Zenith Electronics. It is important because it makes it easier to watch tv. You can also have cable now which is where you have many different television shows to watch all at the same time. http://en.wikipedia.org/ -
Will Smith
Will Smith was born on September 25, 1968 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father owned a refrigeration company. He was in the movie Men in Black, which was released on July 2nd, 1997. It is about agents Jay and Kay who monitor and police alien activity on Earth. Will Smith is an actor and a musician. http://www.biography.com/people/will-smith-9542165 -
Mother Teresa Died
Mother Teresa was good friends with Princess Diana and they died not far apart. She was born on August 26, 1910 and died Septemeber 5, 1997. She was very catholic. She was the youngest of the children, http://en.wikipedia.org/ -
Princess Diana Funeral
Princess Diana was the princess that everyone loved. It was a very horrific death that everyone was dissapointed about it. Princess Diana died in a car accident in Paris. Princess Diana had a public funeral that started September 6, 1997 at 9:08 a.m. The bural took place privately that day. Source of information: http://en.wikipedia.org -
Titanic "The movie"
<a href='http://www.8thingstodo.com/where-was-titanic-filmed There was a 3D version. $343.6 million worldwide money they made from the movie which, which pushed Titanic's worldwide total to $2.18 billion. It became the second film to gross more than $2 billion worldwide. It was the first until Avatar came out. -
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Bill Clinton Scandal
Bill Clinton was caught in a sexual relashanship with a 22 year old named Monica Lewinsky. -
Barry Sanders - 15,000 Yard Club
He had his best single game performance and that got him in the 15,000 yard club. He is along side Walter Payton and Emmitt Smith -
Adam Vinatieri - Game Winning Kicks
He hadnt missed a game winning kick since 1999. He is very good at kicking when it comes to the end of the game kicks. So with him on the team it really helps Picture ;http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/0804/nfl.best.undrafted.free.agents/images/adam-vinatieri.jpg -
Britney Sprears
Britney Spears was born on December 2, 1981 in Kentwood, Louisiana. Her full name is Britney Jean Spears. Her single "Baby One More Time" went to the top of the pop charts in 1999. She was a judge on the show "The X Factor" in 2012. She has been one of the most successful solo music acts in popular music. Picture source: billboard.com -
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise's movie The Matrix was filmed in Australia and was released on March 31, 1999. He was nominated for an academy award and made $100 million plues grossing movies in a row. He was born on July 3, 1962 in Syracuse, New York. Tom Cruise has a daughter named Suri, and married his third wife in 2006. They announced their divorce in 2012. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/tom-cruise-still-finds-movies-fun-29013316.html http://www.biography.com/people/tom-cruise -
Columbine Shooting
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 high school students and a teacher in Columbine Colorado. Eric and Dylan both shot theirselfs after killing everybody else. There were bombs placed in the cafeteria, 99 explosive devices, and bombs rigged in cars. The massacre sparked a debate on gun safety. Source of information: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/top25-headlines.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre -
Hawaiian shirts
Most men wore them. The shirts contained of bright colors and usally a pattern of some sort that look cool. Most of them had floral print but not all. Today the are still popular. Today they are not just shirts they are dresses now to. -
Tony Hawk
In X Games V Tony Hawk landed a 900, which means 2 and a Half turns in midair. He was the first person to land this trick at the 1999 X Games.
