1990
– Pre-ripped jeans, wide headbands and high-priced sneakers like Reebok’s pump are hot fashion items.
– Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” becomes the first rap record to top U.S. singles chart.
1991
– Bulls win first of six NBA titles.
– McDonald’s comes out with the McLean hamburger.
– Motorola introduces a new light cell phone, 7.7 ounces (about a half-pound).
1992
– Johnny Carson’s last show draws a record 55 million viewers.
1993
– 98 million watch the last episode of “Cheers.”
– Mortal Kombat and Joey Buttafuoco jokes are in.
– Bulls win 3rd title.
– Michael Jordan retires from NBA.
1994
– Power Rangers are a hit.
– Millions watch as police pursue O.J. Simpson’s white Bronco on the L.A. freeways.
– Michael Jordan takes up baseball.
1995
– Jennifer Aniston is a hit on “Friends,” and “The Rachel” influences hairstyles.
– 57 million people watch the O.J. Simpson trial.
– Michael Jordan returns to Bulls.
1996
– “The English Patient” wins Oscar for best picture.
– Jenny McCarthy is MTV’s rising star; “Beavis and Butt-head” is a hit.
– Bulls are NBA champs again.
1997
– Princess Di, 36, is killed in a car crash.
– Beanie Babies are big with collectors.
1998
– “Seinfeld” signs off for last time.
– Lauryn Hill wins Grammys for best new artist and album of the year for “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.”
– Frank Sinatra dies.
1999
– John F. Kennedy Jr. dies when his plane crashes off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard.
– Americans go crazy over “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”
Sources: 1990sflashback.com, inthe90s.com, news reports.
