Your American History Reference Guide! - 1990s
1990s
Events and trends
Technology
Science
War, peace and politics
Economics
Culture
Douglas Coupland publishes the novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture , popularizing the term Generation X as the name of the generation
Chuck Palahniuk publishes Fight Club and becomes an influential author of Generation X
Grunge music gains widespread mainstream acceptance in the early part of the decade
Rap music gains widespread mainstream acceptance in the late part of the decade
Black becomes a dominant color in fashion, along with several dark colors (see Goth , the Matrix , and Regis Philbin )
Trance , techno electronic music becomes widely popular in Europe/USA
Dogme 95 becomes the leading european artistic film movement by the end of the decade
Video games become more advanced. The more influential game systems include the Super Nintendo Entertainment System , the Sony Playstation , and the Sega Dreamcast , being one of the first to jumpstart the online gaming craze of the 2000s .
Extreme sports reached a new height in popularity, and by 1995 , were given their own annual tournament on ESPN, the X-Games
Cartoons aimed at an adult audience become popular. Among the most successful are The Simpsons (1989-), Ren & Stimpy (1991-1995) Beavis & Butthead (1993-1997), South Park (1997-), and Family Guy (1999-)
Others
People
World leaders
Entertainers
Sandra Bullock (Speed , A Time to Kill )
Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands , Batman Returns )
Jim Carrey (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective , The Mask )
Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves , JFK , Waterworld )
Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen )
Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic )
Ralph Fiennes (Schindler's List , The English Patient )
Mel Gibson (Braveheart )
Whoopi Goldberg (Sister Act , Ghost , Ghosts of Mississippi , Hollywood Squares )
Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump , Saving Private Ryan , Philadelphia , Toy Story , The Green Mile )
Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs , Titus )
Helen Hunt (Mad About You , Twister , As Good as It Gets )
Samuel L. Jackson (Goodfellas Pulp Fiction )
Nicole Kidman (My Life , Eyes Wide Shut )
Demi Moore (Ghost , Striptease , A Few Good Men )
Michelle Pfeiffer (The Age of Innocence , Batman Returns )
Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman , Notting Hill )
Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction )
Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld )
Kate Winslet (Titanic )
Mike Myers (Wayne's World , Saturday Night Live )
Dana Carvey (Wayne's World )
Phil Collins
Harrison Ford (actor)
Bret Hart
Ashley Judd
Michael Keaton
Shawn Michaels
Liam Neeson
Jack Nicholson
Meg Ryan
Adam Sandler (actor)
M. Night Shyamalan
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Mira Sorvino
Billy Bob Thornton
Uma Thurman
The Undertaker
Bruce Willis (the Die Hard series)
U2 (Achtung Baby )
Sports figures
See also
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