The Nineties
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.
Nineties Inventions – The Year Invented Inventors and Country or attributed to First Use:
The Hubble Space Telescope is launched; revolutionized astronomy.
The first successful somatic gene therapy trials begin.
The World Wide Web software is first tested by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN.
The Oriental Pearl Tower is completed in Shanghai, China, representing the newfound wealth and investment present in eastern China.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) becomes fully operational.
Google begins indexing the World Wide Web.
Microsoft introduces Windows 95, which gains immediate popularity and makes Windows the standard operating system for most PCs. Windows 98 is even more successful end of the nineties
The first hybrid vehicles are produced
Nineties Money and Inflation
If you have $100 Converted from 1990 to 2020 it would be equivalent to $1843.64 today
In 1990 a new house cost $123,000.00 and by 1999 was $131,700.00
The average income per year was $28,970.00 and by 1999 was $40,810.00
A gallon of gas was $1.34 and by 1999 was $1.22
The average cost of a new car was $16,000.00 and by 1999 was $21,100.00
A few more prices from the ’90s and how much things cost:
Ford Mustang Convertible $14,289.00
Voyager $15,999
Leather Bomber Jacket $99.99
Levis Denim Jeans $34.99
Super Nintendo $159.00
Cellular Car Phone $325.00
Snowboard $199.00
Nineties Popular Culturel
A combination of factors, including the continued mass mobilization of capital markets through neoliberalism, the thawing, and end 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, increased skepticism towards the 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.
The 1990s saw extreme advances in technology, with the World Wide Web, the first gene therapy trial, and the first designer babies[1] all emerging in 1990 and being improved and built upon throughout the decade.
New ethnic conflicts emerged in Africa, the Balkans, and the Caucasus, the former two which led to the Rwandan and Bosnian genocides, respectively. Signs of any resolution of tensions between Israel and the Arab world remained elusive despite the progress of the Oslo Accords, through The Troubles in Northern Ireland came to a standstill in 1998 with the Good Friday Agreement after 30 years of violence.
Some of the Most Well Known Movie Stars of the Nineties
Mel Gibson. Actor | Braveheart. …
Tom Cruise. Actor | Top Gun. …
Robin Williams. Actor | Mrs. …
Julia Roberts. Actress | Pretty Woman. …
Tom Hanks. Producer | Cast Away. …
Harrison Ford. Actor | Raiders of the Lost Ark. …
Kevin Costner. Actor | The Postman. …
Arnold Schwarzenegger. Actor | Predator.
Titanic became the most successful movie ever, with sales well over $300 million.
Nineties Fashion
Fashion in the 1990s was defined by a return to minimalist fashion, in contrast to the more elaborate and flashy trends of the 1980s. One notable shift was the mainstream adoption of tattoos, body piercings aside from ear piercing, and to a much lesser extent, other forms of body modification such as branding.
£In the early 1990s, several late 1980s fashions remained very stylish among both sexes. However, the popularity of the grunge and alternative rock music helped bring the simple, unkempt grunge look to the mainstream by 1992. The anti-conformist approach to fashion led to the popularization of the casual chic look that included T-shirts, jeans, hoodies, and sneakers, a trend that continued into the 2000s. Additionally, fashion trends throughout the decade recycled styles from previous decades, notably the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
Nineties Homes
Additional amenities of a Forties home would include items that are thought of as necessities by today’s building standards. For instance, a hot water heater, barbecue patio, double garage, and/or heating system would be included in the sale of a specific home. The exterior of a home built during this decade was often of red brick siding, and the interior home flooring was often of hardwood, just as it was in earlier decades. Other luxuries of homes included newly-installed roofing, kitchen cupboards, spacious rooms, and thermostat-controlled heat.
