The 1990s (pronounced "nineteen-nineties", commonly abbreviated as the "Nineties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1990, and ended on December 31, 1999. 1990 was an important year in the Internet's early history. In the fall of 1990, Tim Berners-Lee created the first web server and the foundation for the World Wide Web. Test operations began around December 20 and it was released the following year.
The musical era of the 1990s was one filled with a variety of pop, rap, and alternative music artists as well as a plethora of one-hit wonders.The early years of the 1990s began with a surge in popularity for music genres like techno and hip-hop that continued throughout the decade. Groups like Technotronic entered the Billboard charts with big hits like “Pump Up the Jam” and “Get Up (Before the Night is Over)”
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1990
Broker Drexel Burnham Lambert Files For Bankruptcy
Mikel Milken Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud
Noriega Arrested In Panama By US Agents for Drug Dealing
Conviction Of Oliver North In "Iran-Contra" Affair Is Overturned
Iraq Invades Kuwait
Solidarity's Lech Walesa Is Elected Poland's President
Underdog Buster Douglas KO's undefeated Mike Tyson in 10th round in Tokyo
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1990
Boris Yeltsin is elected President of Russian Federation
Bronx social club fire kills 87
East and West Germany are re-united
Continental Airlines files for bankruptcy
Pete Rose sentenced to 5 months for income tax evasion
At 43, Nolan Ryan pitches a record 6th no-hitter.
Hot Pants and Mini Skirts are back, tent dresses and pant suits are in.
Died; Sarah Vanghan, Pearl Baily, Greta Garbo, Sammy Davis Jr.
First Moscow McDonalds opens
Fads, Pre-ripped jeans, Nija Turtle stuff, wide head bands, sneakers $125-$175