5/8/17-5/12/17

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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