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Bookmark or Share- The 1990s Lifestyles and Social Trends: OverviewThe 1990s was a decade of extremes and contradictions. Americans built bigger and more elaborate homes and drove more expensive automobiles, then worked longer hours to pay for them. Americans spent more, borrowed more, and went more deeply into debt.
- The 1990s Science and Technology: Chronology - Encyclopedia.comThe 1990s Science and Technology: Chronology1990: April 24 The Hubble Space Telescope is placed into orbit by the space shuttle Discovery. Source for information on The 1990s Science and Technology: Chronology: U*X*L American Decades dictionary.
- The 1990s Arts and Entertainment: Chronology - Encyclopedia.comThe 1990s Arts and Entertainment: Chronology1990: May 30 The sitcom Seinfeld, a show about "nothing," begins its highly successful eight-year run.1990: October 5 The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati and its director, Dennis Barrie, are found not guilty of obscenity charges stemming from the exhibition of controversial photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe.
- The 1990s Lifestyles and Social Trends: ChronologyThe 1990s Lifestyles and Social Trends: Chronology1990: Robert Bly's Iron John is published, giving a boost to the growing men's movement.1990: January 1 Maryland becomes the first state to ban the sale of cheap handguns known as Saturday Night Specials.1990: November 1 Under pressure from environmental groups, McDonald's agrees to replace polystyrene containers with paper wrappers.
- The 1990s Government, Politics, and Law: OverviewThe 1990s Government, Politics, and Law: Overview. War, scandal, political reform, terrorism, and civil rights marked the 1990s. The cold war (the period of heightened tension after World War II between the former Soviet Union and the United States) ended with the collapse of communism early in the decade. In response, President George H. W ...
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