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A Name For the Decade of the 1990's:

 

 

 

 

Education During the 1990's:

 

Eighty-two percent of the population in 1997 was completing four years of high school as opposed to only forty-one percent in 1960. Education subject guides sprang up on the web. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act provided assistance to disadvantaged students or pupils with limited proficiency in English and was intended to improve instruction in areas like drug use prevention, math, and science. ERIC (Educational Resources database) went online. Ritalin became the drug of choice for schools and parents alike as more students were labeled ADD or ADHD. The BIG change was that students could complete their education without coming on campus, through Distance Education Programs. In the classroom, many schools required uniforms. Hot issues in education included:

Statistics of the 1990's:

August 1998
Population: 270,000,000
September 1999
Unemployment: 5.8 million, or 4.2%
1997
National Debt: $5,413.l Million
1999
Average Salary: $13.37/hour
1998
Teacher's Salary: $39,347
1997
Minimum Wage: $5.15/hour
1997
Life Expectancy: Male 73.1 Female 79.1
1997
Auto Deaths: 49,772

Television of the 1990's:

Television graced 99% of the households in the U.S., the average viewer spending seven hours a day watching "the tube." In 1996, the television industry announced a TV Parental Guideline rating system. News or news magazine shows like "60 Minutes," "20/20," and "Dateline NBC" were popular. As cable expanded to include 74% of U.S. households, it gave rise to networks dedicated to a particular theme, such as sports, nature, golf, cooking, romance, history, and science fiction. CNN had live coverage of the Gulf War in 1991. And did you stay up to hear Dave Letterman's List? The industry continued to push the envelope with hot topics like:

10 MOST POPULAR SHOWS OF THE 1990's:

Cheers
60 Minutes
Home Improvement
Seinfeld
E.R.
Touched by an Angel
Friends
Veronica's Closet
NFL Monday Night Football
Frasier

 

Top Movie of the 1990's Poll

1990
Good Fellas and Dances With Wolves
1991
The Silence of the Lambs and Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1992
Unforgiven and A Few Good Men
1993
Schindler's List and Jurassic Park
1994
Forrest Gump and The Shawshank Redemption
1995
Braveheart and The Usual Suspects
1996
Independence Day and Fargo
1997
Good Will Hunting and Titanic
1998
Saving Private Ryan and Armageddon
1999
The Matrix and Star Wars 1: The Phantom Menace

 

Fads of the 1990's:
Tae-bo
In-line Skates
Beanie Babies
Furby
Tickle Me Elmo
WWJD
Yo-yos
Tattoos
Body Piercing
Ubiquitous Video Games

Fashion of the 1990's:

MALE FASHION:
FEMALE FASHION:
Grunge and Preppie
Grunge and Preppie
Big, Baggy Pants Worn Low on Hips
Bellybutton Shirts
Big, Baggy Shorts Worn Low on Hips
Spaghetti Sting Shirts
Dr. Martin Shoes, Boots, and Sandals
Dr. Martin Sandals, Boots, and Shoes
Baggy Khaki Pants and Polo Shirts
Short Denim Shorts

Coolest Fashion Designers During the 1990's:

DKNY
Ralph Lauren
Abercrombie & Fitch
Lucky Brand
Tommy Hilfiger
Liz Claiborne
Dr. Martin

Music of the 1990's:

Alternative Country
Classic Rock
Country
Grunge
Metal
Pop
Salsa
Techno-Dance
Son Volt Lynyrd Skynyrd Shania Twain Nirvana Metallica Mariah Carey Selena Will Smith
Uncle Tupelo Rolling Stones Dixie Chicks Pearl Jam Oasis Spice Girls Julio Iglesias Nine Inch Nails
Whiskeytown Jethro Tull George Strait Sound Garden Guns 'n Roses Hanson Ricky Martin Brittany Spears

Links Related to The Decade of the 90's:

Channel News-1990's Hidden News

VH1 Online Music-Hot Songs of the Decade

SCI-FI News of the 1990's-Hubble Pictures & More

Automotive Recalls of the 1990's-Pick-up and Car Information

 

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