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The 1990s (pronounced "nineteen-nineties" and abbreviated as "Nineties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1990 and ended on December 31, 1999.
Culturally, the 1990s was characterized by the rise of multiculturalism and alternative media, which continued into the 2000s. Movements such as grunge, the rave scene and hip hop spread around the world to young people during the decade, aided by then-new technology such as cable television and the World Wide Web.
In the absence of world communism which collapsed in the first two years of the decade the 1990s was politically defined by a movement towards the right wing, including increase in support for far right parties in Europe as well as the advent of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and cuts in social spending in the United States,Canada,New Zealand, and the UK. The United States also saw a massive revival in the use of the death penalty in the 1990s, which reversed in the early 21st century.
A combination of factors, including the continued mass mobilization of capital markets through neoliberalism, the thawing of the decades-long Cold War, the beginning of the widespread proliferation of new media such as the Internet from the middle of the decade onwards, increasing skepticism towards government, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union led to a realignment and reconsolidation of economic and political power across the world and within countries. The dot-com bubble of 1997–2000 brought wealth to some entrepreneurs before its crash between 2000 and 2001.
Popular culture or pop culture is the entirety of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, images, and other phenomena that are within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the late 20th and early 21st century. Heavily influenced by mass media, this collection of ideas permeates the everyday lives of the society. The most common pop culture categories are: entertainment (movies, music, TV), sports, news (as in people/places in news), politics, fashion/clothes, technology, and slang.
Popular culture is often viewed as being trivial and "dumbed down" in order to find consensual acceptance throughout the mainstream. As a result, it comes under heavy criticism from various non-mainstream sources (most notably religious groups and countercultural groups) which deem it superficial, consumerist, sensationalist, or corrupt.
The term "popular culture" was coined in the 19th century or earlier. Traditionally, popular culture was associated with poor education and the lower classes, as opposed to the "official culture" and higher education of the upper classes.
During this decade, the United States moved into a new era of domestic progress and evolving technology, but foreign conflicts and terrorism foreshadowed troubles on the horizon. Join WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the top 10 defining moments in 1990s America. Special thanks to our user David Juarez for submitting the idea on our Suggest Page at WatchMojo.com/suggest! Check out the voting page here, http://watchmojo.com/suggest/Top+10+Defining+Moments+of+1990s+America If you want to suggest an idea for a WatchMojo video, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :) Check us out at Twitter.com/WatchMojo and Facebook.com/WatchMojo We have T-Shirts! Be sure to check out http://www.WatchMojo.com/store for more info. Help us caption & ...
It was the decade when plaid, grunge and coffee were all the rage. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the top 10 trends of the 1990s. Special thanks to our users jackhammer, Emily Carlstrom, agonstark, Justin Fox, Jerome Magajes, ClaireX, Tony Ferro and ViolaCello for submitting the idea on our Suggestions Page at WatchMojo.com/suggest! Check out the voting page here, http://watchmojo.com/suggest/Top%2010%20Trends%20of%20the%201990s If you want to suggest an idea for a WatchMojo video, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :) Check us out at Twitter.com/WatchMojo and Facebook.com/WatchMojo We have T-Shirts! Be sure to check out http://www.WatchMojo.com/store for more info. Help us caption & translate this video! ht...
It was the era before social media and when being flashy wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’ll be counting down the top 10 decade-defining fashion trends of the 1990s. Subscribe►►http://www.youtube.com/c/MsMojo?sub_c... Facebook►►http://www.Facebook.com/MsWatchMojo Twitter►►http://www.Twitter.com/MsWatchMojo Instagram►►http://instagram.com/MsWatchMojo Snapchat ►►https://snapchat.com/add/mswatchmojo For this list, we chose trends that may have been introduced in other decades, but which became so popular in the 90s that they truly defined the decade. WatchMojo is a leading producer of reference online video content, covering the People, Places and Trends you care about. We update DAILY with a Top 10 list on Movies, Televisio...
Top 10 Best Superhero Movies of the 1990s Subscribe: http://goo.gl/Q2kKrD // TIMESTAMPS BELOW ----------------------- CHECK OUT WATCHMOJO'S NEW BOOK, The 10-Year Overnight Success: An Entrepreneur's Manifesto, LINKS BELOW! 90s superhero films were still a little bit awkward, but there are still some great 90s superhero movies. From Batman to Blade, the 90s was still no slouch and we start seeing the modern superhero movie take shape in this era. Everyone's favourite heroes in a half-shell the Ninja turtles made their cinematic debut in the 90s as well as some more comical entries like The Mask and Mystery Men. Join WatchMojo as we count down our picks for the top 10 best superhero movies of the 90s. The 10-Year Overnight Success: An Entrepreneur's Manifesto: How WatchMojo Bui...
While grunge, alt-rock, and hip hop dominated the more alternative areas of music, 90's pop had just as much to offer. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top ten pop songs from the 1990s. Subscribe►►http://www.youtube.com/c/MsMojo?sub_c... Facebook►►http://www.Facebook.com/MsWatchMojo Twitter►►http://www.Twitter.com/MsWatchMojo Instagram►►http://instagram.com/MsWatchMojo Snapchat ►►https://snapchat.com/add/mswatchmojo For this list, we're looking at our favorite pop songs released between 1990 and 1999. While covers are accepted, we are not counting re-recordings for this list, so as beautiful as Elton John's “Candle in the Wind 1997” is, it will not be included. Also, in order to be included, the single’s retail release ...
These are the top 30 greatest songs of the 1990s according to tsort.info. Believe it or not, this is probably the most accurate 90's countdown on YouTube due TsorT's accuracy. They rank songs based on how they charted, how well they sold, and the rewards they won. When you combine those three stats, it makes the ultimate list. Enjoy the video, and make sure to visit tsort.info some time.
This decade was a new age of technology and the era of hot Eurodance jams. Welcome to http://www.WatchMojo.com, and today we'll be counting down our picks for the Top 10 Dance Songs of the 1990s. For this list, while the decade saw the peak of Eurodance and techno tracks, we're also going to include songs from the '90s that make you want to get up and dance. Click here to subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=watchmojo or visit our channel page here: http://www.youtube.com/watchmojo Also, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :) Check us out at http://www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo, http://instagram.com/watchmojo and http://www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo. Special thanks to our user Lionel Gilmore for submitting the idea at watchmoj...
In a decade that gave us Pixar, the rise of indie films, and the first billion-dollar movie, how could anything go wrong? Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we count counting down our picks for the Top 10 Worst Movies of the 1990s. Suggestion Tool►►http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest Subscribe►►http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=watchmojo Facebook►►http://www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo Twitter►►http://www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo Instagram►►http://instagram.com/watchmojo Channel Page►►http://www.youtube.com/watchmojo For this list, although we can all agree that there are different levels of "bad," we will be looking at North-American big-budget studio productions. Special thanks to our user Andrew A. Dennison for submitting the idea using our interactive suggestion tool at http://...
Top 10 Memorable TV Cartoon Characters of the 1990s Subscribe: http://goo.gl/Q2kKrD The 1990s were a great time for cartoon characters like Pinky and the Brain, Arthur Read, Doug Funnie and Johnny Bravo to shine on the small screen. There have been lots of awesome animated shows from the 90s like Pokémon, Rugrats, Daria, and Dexter’s Laboratory that helped define the decade, but which characters from these shows stood out the most? Will we include your Cartoon Network favorites like Courage the Cowardly Dog or one of the Powerpuff Girls? Which character from South Park will make our list: Kenny, Cartman, Kyle or Stan? For this list, we’re looking at the cartoon characters we consider to be the best of the decade, and the ones that helped define the ‘90s for cartoon television. Be sure t...
It's four hours worth of commercials, circa 1993-1994. Mostly national late night spots from NBC, FOX and CBS, with local Jacksonville, FL affiliate ads here and there.
man on the bus screaming about presley man on the bus screaming about presley all tied up got a knot in his hands he says 'presley sucked on doggie dicks i'm the king of rock 'n roll if you don't like it you can lump it you gotta get me back to the base you gotta get me back to the base presleys been dead the body means nothing man in the back says presley sucked dicks with a picture of lil stevie over his head i'm in the back with a hole in my throat man on the bus screaming about presley rips a newspaper up in his hands helicopter shoots down a military spot everybody runs from screaming about presley