Monday- work day
Tuesday- 50's presentation- my group
Wednesday- No school
Thursday- Semester Test Work Day
Friday- 1990's presentation
Music
- *NSYNC
- Backstreet Boys
- Eminem
- Will Smith
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Brooks and Dunn
Movies and TV
- Forrest Gump- 1994
- Jurassic Park- 1993
- Home Alone- 1990
- The Lion King- 1994
- Titanic- 1997
- Toy Story- 1995
- Saving Private Ryan- 1998
- Thin Red line- 1998
- Toy Story 2- 1999
- Aladdin- 1992
- Cry Baby- 1990
Fads
- Beanie Babies: Debuted in 1993- more than 100 million sold by 1996
- Bleached Hair: College and high school students, tips, mid 90's into 2000
- Fanny Packs: Popular in early 1990s
- Giga Pets/Tamagotchi: Electronic pets, kids would carry them around everywhere
- Piercings and Tattoos: Tongue, belly button, eyebrow, tattoos formerly for gang members and rebels now get one to fit in
Famous Places and Events
- Bill Clinton has an affair with Monica Lewinsky- 1995-96
- Basketball player Magic Johnson announces that he has HIV- 1991
- Official end of the Cold War- 1992
Presidential Elections
- 1988-1992: George Bush
- 1992-2000: William J. Clinton
Important Acts
- Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990: Nation's first comprehensive civil rights law addressing the needs of people with disabilities, no discrimination in employment or public services
- Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990: Amended Age Discrimination in Employment Act for older workers' employee benefits
- Civil Rights Act of 1991: US labor law in response to Supreme Court decisions that limited the rights of employees who sued employers for discrimination
Fashion
- Grunge- work out jeans, flannel shirt
- Overalls
- Big t-shirts and long shorts
- Tapered pants
- Turtleneck sweaters
- Mullets were stylish for a couple years
- Hip hop artist fashion became mainstream
- Industrial and military styles in mid 90s, camo pants
- Late 90's rave culture, looking rich was cool, name brand designers
Persian Gulf War- 1990-91
- 1990- Iraq invades Kuwait
- US sends troop to Saudi Arabia to tell Iraq to get out of Kuwait
- Iraq didn't leave, so we attacked them to get them to leave, pushed them out in about 30 months
- This lead to Al-Qaeda turning against us
1960's Presentation
Music
- Age of Rock, R&B, and Folk music
- Political statements
- Psychedelic Hippie Music
- Rock outdoor festivals
- The Beatles Dominated most top music charts- I Wanna Hold Your Hand-Hey Jude- British Invasion
- Bob Dylan, Ben E King
- Jimi Hendrix
- Aretha Franklin
Movies
- Spartacus (1960)
- Death While Filming- art director
- 167 days to film
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- Author didn't want Audrey Hepburn to play Holly
- Hepburn Hesitated to take the part
- West Side Story (1961)
- Jets and Sharks weren't allowed to interact offstage
- Hepburn declined a part- just had a baby
- 101 Dalmatians (1961)
- Pongo came fro Dodie Smith's Dog
- Xerox technology
- To Kill a Mockinbird (1962)
- Museum in Monroeville, Alabama- city hall
- Premiered in in Radio City Music Hall
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- Rejected at first
- Dick van Dyke played multiple people
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Last Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
- Julia Andrews
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- Writers had no clue what they were doing
- Fad of Berets and Maxi Skirts
- The Jungle Book (1967)
- Walt Disney thought it was too dark
- King Louie was based on Louis Armstrong
TV Shows
- The Twilight Zone- 1959-1964
- I Dream of Jeannie- 1965-1970
- Star Trek: The Original Series
- The Flintstones- 1960-1966
- The Andy Griffith Show- 1960-1968
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