The 90's
the rise of multiculturalism and alternative media
5 Major People
Steve Ross - World's largest media company
Nelson Mandela - elected president of South Africa in 1994
Rodney King - killed by LA police and his death studied by those interested in the connections between police brutality and racism
Michael Jordan - global icon
Mikhail Gorbachev - last general secretary of the communist party
5 Major Places
Kuwait - Gulf war
Saddam - Iraq war
Los Angeles - riots
Europe - Cold war
Seattle - protests
1990:
Bush announces he doesn't like broccoli.
1991:
Operation Desert Storm starts.
1992:
Presidential Election
1993:
NAFTA was created.
1994:
OJ Simpson arrested for murder.
1995:
Oklahoma City Bombing.
1996:
President Clinton Sex Scandal.
1997:
Mars Pathfinder lands on Mars.
1998:
Bill Gates gets pied in the face.
The 90's: The Last Great Decade