Music • Boy bands and girl groups were the most popular at the time • Rap,reggae and urban music also grew in popularity • Red Hot Chili Peppers,Spice Girls,Nirvana,Tupac,Eminem,Notorious B.I.G Fashion • Clothing: Oversized shirts,chunky boots,baggy jeans,bomber jackets,tracksuits, bright clothing,... • Hairstyles: Women-bangs,ponytails,bob cut,pixie cut,… Men-mullets,buzz cut,bowl cut,flattops,... Sport • FIFA World Cup:1990-Germany, 1994-Brazil, 1998-France • FIBA World Cup:1990-Yugoslavia, 1994-USA,1998-Serbia • Best athletes were: Football-Beckham, Maldini, Maradona, Zvonimir Boban, Zidane Basketball-Jordan, Shaq, Dražen Petrović, Magic Johnson Tennis-Goran Ivanišević, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi • The football match Dinamo-Crvena Zvezda was the breaking point of the Croatian War of Independence in 1991.
Important events • The Channel Tunnel opened
• Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa in 1991. • Dolly the sheep was cloned successfully News • USSR collapsed • Game Boy hit the shops • World Wide Web became available to everyone • Harry Potter mania began Technology • Playstation, mobile phone, internet • USB, DVD, MP3 player • Yahoo, Google Information from our parents • They went to summer theatres • The Titanic movie was very popular and they watched it too • Backstreet Boys were popular among teens • Croatia won 3rd place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France • They were outside most of the time Thank you for your attention! ☺
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