The 1990s were a decade of many diverse scenes in music. However, they are
perhaps best known for grunge, gangsta rap, R&B, teen pop; eurodance, electronic
dance music, the renewed popularity of punk rock. Green Day is an
American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and
guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and
drummer Tree Cool. The band's rock opera, American Idiot (2004),
reignited the band's popularity with a younger generation, selling five million
copies in the United States. The group has won five Grammy Awards: Best
Alternative Album for Dookie, Best Rock Album for American Idiot,
Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".
Movies
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romantic disaster film and
becomes a cultural phenomenon throughout the world, and eventually becomes the
highest grossing film of all time, grossing over $1.8 billion worldwide. Nominated
for fourteen Academy Awards, it won eleven, including the awards for Best
Picture and Best Director.
Society
Sony’s PlayStation becomes the top selling game console and
changes the standard media storage type from cartridges to compact discs in
consoles. Crash Bandicoot is released
on 9 September 1996, becoming one of the most successful platforming series for
the Sony PlayStation. Tomb Raider’s (PlayStation) Lara Croft became a
video game sex symbol, becoming a recognizable figure in the entertainment
industry throughout the late 1990s.
Politics
George Herbert Walker Bush was
born on June 12, 1924, is an American politician who served as the 41st President
of the United States (1989–93), a congressman, an ambassador, a Director of
Central Intelligence, and currently the oldest surviving president.
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