90s Decade Timeline

By zariiii
  • Jelly Shoes

    Jelly Shoes

    This was a very common shoe in the late 80s throughout the 90s, they can even still be purchased today. These sandals came in all different colors and designs.It was made from brightly colored or translucent molded plastic. There were many styles for these shoes. There were slip ons, sandals, even some with heels. In 2021 there are actually some mock versions of the jelly sandals.
  • Nelson Mandela Release From Prison

    Nelson Mandela Release From Prison

    Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years. In this picture we see him celebrating with his wife. He then became president of South Africa and played his role in leading his country out of the apartheid of decades of racial segregation. He later passed away in 2013.
  • Los Angeles Riots

    Los Angeles Riots

    This took place in Los Angeles, California it was due to police brutality and the racial tension in LA. Rodney King was beaten by LAPD in an attempted arrest, and Latasha Harlins was shot and killed by Soon Ja Du, a convenience store owner, and this is where the racial tension comes about.
  • Groundhog Day

    Groundhog Day

    he movie Groundhog day came out, and out of the 100 Greatest Movies that came out in the 90s Groundhog Day was ranked #11. It is based on a weather man who relives the same day over and over while reporting in Punxsutawney, a small town he films a report about their annual Groundhog Day, he lives this day over and over again until he makes the best of it.
  • Oklahoma City Bombing

    Oklahoma City Bombing

    Timothy Mcveigh parked his rental truck filled with deadly explosives outside of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building the morning of April 19th Timothy had served in the military previously but dropped out and searched deeper into his hatred for the government. Mcveigh and Terry Nichols had been plotting on where to strike since September 1994. The bombing left 850 people injured, and 168 killed. With that there was also damage done blocks away and damage done to other surrounding buildings.
  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

    The show ‘Seinfeld’ had taken over television screens in the 90s, and had its finale early May 1998 as over 70 million viewers watched.
  • Furby

    Furby

    Furbies were a robotic toy, and it was a must have in the 90s. It resembled a hamster/an owl in a way. This must have toy, slowly came to an end as people started to suspect that their furbies were spying on them, people believe the Furbie contained computer chips that recorded them and their conversations that would be reported back
  • The Columbine High School Massacre

    The Columbine High School Massacre

    A massacre is a killing spree. The Columbine High School Massacre was a High School shooting done by two high school boys, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, who actually attended the high school. These two boys killed 12 students and one teacher, and left many others mentally and physically injured, then unlived themselves This was a very tragic event, and i seen one of the most tragic school shootings.