The 90's

1990 Events

• After a number of years fighting between Iran and Iraq , Saddam Hussein needed additional funds and invaded neighboring oil rich Kuwait, The UN showed it's strength and a coalition force fully backed by the United Nations first bombed and then a month later mounted a ground attack to send the Iraq army back to Iraq and retook possession of Kuwait . ( This was known as The Gulf War )
  
• In Rwanda and other countries in Africa including Zaire Ethnic Conflict between the majority Hutu and minority Tutsi caused upwards of the death of 500,000
  
• In the early 90's from 1990 - 1995 many in the UK were effected by the boom in house prices coming to an end and house prices falling which left many with negative equity. House prices suffered sharp falls, particularly in southern Britain. The causes for house prices falling were due to a number of factors including, high interest rates, 1990 an inflation rate of over 10%, and the previous house price boom making many believe that property prices would continue to be the best form of investment and borrowers ending up with mortgage payments that were difficult to service.
  
• The 90's saw a world wide increase of the use, production, and smuggling of the drug trade, with the drugs becoming more addictive and destructive. Many initiatives were tried to stop the growth and production but at this point in time it is still an increasing problem in our society . Possibly still the best chance of stemming the growth is through education .
  

Technology in the 90's

• The 90's saw the growth of the World Wide Web and the Personal Computer PC, In 1991 when the WWW first became available for the public it grew dramatically with users multiplying at the rate of about 3500 times a year , by the year 2000 there were an estimated 295 million users on the Internet. This in turn caused a continuing revolution in communication and business.


• Cloning is the ability to clone one animal from the cell of another animal. A sheep later called Dolly which was cloned from the cell of an adult Ewe and was fused with an unfertilized egg cell from which the nucleic DNA had been removed.
  

Popular Culture of the 90's

• Seinfeld – which has often been voted as the best show in the history of television – began and ended its nine seasons during the 1990s. In a way, Seinfeld redefined the sitcom genre by its seemingly pointless plots and unwavering characters.
  
• Television in the 1990s also created a great deal of controversy. Beavis and Butthead – an animated program on MTV – was blamed for a young boy burning down his family’s mobile home. South Park also continued to push the envelope with child characters who were sassy and rebellious against their parents and teachers


• Children also benefited from the available programs of the 1990s. The Tiny Toons Adventures was a different take on the characters made popular by the Looney Toons. The Animaniacs, Family Guy, and King of the Hill also redefined animated television with wittier dialogue that was meant to entertain adults while still being appealing for children to watch.
  

Toys From the 90's

• Roller blades saw a particularly heavy rush in the early 90s after their creation in 1990. Similar to skateboards, roller blades found mass appeal very quickly, growing beyond the bounds of simple children’s toys.


• Beanie Babies were such an incredible craze that the prospect of children owning them soon died away because of the prices they garnered, induced by their rarity and mass demand.


• Tickle Me Elmo hit the kinds of epic mass appeal for children that Cabbage Patch Kids did before it, selling out weeks before Christmas, and today the descendants of Elmo are still alive and kicking (and still hard to find).

90's Sports Heros

• A very famous athlete in the 90's was Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan was a famous basketball player who played for the Chicago Bulls. He retired from playing the sport in 1998. Michael now lives in a big house with his wife and three kids. In his backyard he has his own golf course which he also plays.


• Two of the most famous sports heroes in the 90's were Mark McQwire and Sammy Sosa. Mark and Sammy are famous baseball players. They plaed against eachother in many games as they were fighting for the same title: "Most Home Runns Ever In One Season." McGwire reached 62 home runs first, beating Roger Maris's record of 61.


• Wayne Gretzky, known as the "Great One," was a record breaking hockey player. He played for the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis, then retired from the New York Rangers. He was voted the National Hockey League "Most Valuable Player" nine different times and the league's leading scorer ten times. He holds 61 records in hockey. Gretzky scored more goals in one season than any other player. He put up his stick in 1999, retiring as a true legend.


• Finally, Tiger Woods continues to amaze all golf athletes and spectators with his magnificent shots. He began breaking and setting many golf records at the young age of eighteen. He is still a champion of golf today.

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