The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. Informally, it can also include a few years at the end of the preceding decade or the beginning of the following decade. The 90s were marked with rapid progression of democracy, globalization and global capitalism following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Key forces shaping the decade were the Gulf War; popularization of Personal Computers and the Internet, leading to the .com boom. ...

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Timeline of computing 1990-forward - March. Macintosh IIfx released. Based on a 40 MHz version of the 68030 it achieved 10 MIPS. It also featured a faster SCSI adapter, which could transfer 3.0 Mbit/s. Timeline of computing 1990-forward - May 22. Introduction of Windows 3.0 by Microsoft. It is a true multitasking system (or pretends to be on computers less than an 80286, by operating in 'Real' mode). It maintained compatibility with MS-DOS, on an 80386 it eve ...

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Top 5 singles by Australian and New Zealand artists "Mona" - Craig McLachlan and Check 1-2 "I Need Your Body" - Tina Arena "Crying In The Chapel" - Peter Blakeley "Lay Down Your Guns" - Jimmy Barnes "Show No Mercy" - Mark Williams Other hits Songs which peaked at number two included "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" by Michael Bolton, "Don't Know Much" by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, "Joey" by Concrete Blonde, "Ride On Time" by Black Box, "Close To ...

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1990 - January. January 3 - Former leader of Panama, Manuel Noriega, surrenders to American forces. January 4 - Over 300 people were killed in a train accident in Ghotki pakistan. January 7 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 - Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello, the man who led the coup against Dr Apolo Milton Obote's government, dies in Ormduruman Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. January 10 - Time Warner is formed from the merger o ...

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1990 - January. January 3 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 4 - over 300 people were killed in a train accident in Ghotki pakistan. January 7 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 - Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello, the man who led the coup against Dr Apolo Milton Obote's government, dies in Ormduruman Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. January 10 - Time Warner is formed f ...

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1990 - January. January 3 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 4 - over 300 people were killed in a train accident in Ghotki pakistan. January 7 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 - Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello, the man who led the coup against Dr Apolo Milton Obote's government, dies in Ormduruman Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. January 10 - Time Warner is formed f ...

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1990 throughout the world.   2000s 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000 1990s 1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995 1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991& ...

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Alice is a 1990 film directed by Woody Allen and starring Joe Mantegna, Mia Farrow and Alec Baldwin. Alice Tate, the mother of two, with a marriage of sixteen years, finds herself falling for handsome saxophonist Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults Dr. Yang, an Asian herbalist who realizes that her problems are not related to her back, but in her mind and heart. Dr. Yang's magical herbs give Alice wondrous powers, taking her ...

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See also: 1989 in music, 1990 in British music, other events of 1990, 1991 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1990 in music - Events. January 21 - MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident, resulting in several broken bones. Idol had been scheduled to have a major role in Oliver Stone's film The Doors, but due to his injuries, th ...

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See also: 1989 in literature, other events of 1990, 1991 in literature, list of years in literature. 1990 in literature - Events. J. K. Rowling gets the idea for Harry Potter while on a train ride from Manchester to London. She says "I was staring out the window, and the idea for Harry just came. He appeared in my mind's eye, very fully formed. The basic idea was for a boy who didn't know what he was." It would be seven more years before the world was introduced to Harry. ...

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The Computer Misuse Act 1990 is an Act of the UK Parliament. The Act's introduction followed the decision in R v Gold, with the bill's critics charging that it was introduced hastily and was poorly thought out. The bill nonetheless became a model upon which several other countries drew inspiration when subsequently drafting their own information security laws. More generally, see computer crimes and internet fraud. Computer Misuse Act 1990 - R v Gold. In R v Gold, Robert Schifreen and S ...

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1990 Haitian Elections The following list comes from Georgetown University's Political Database of the Americas. 1990 Haitian Elections - Results from the Presidential Elections. T. Désulmé (PNT) 27,362 1.67 F. Simon (IND) 10,117 0.62 M. Bazin (ANDP) 223,277 14.22 R. Théodore (MRN) 30,064 1.83 J.B. Aristide (FNCD) 1,107,125 67.48 R.V. Jeanty (PARADIS) 12,296 0.75 F. Latorture (MODELH PRDH) 15,006 0.92 S. Claude (PDCH) 49,149 3.00 H. de Ronceray (MDN) 54,871 3.34 V.R. Joseph (M ...

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The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is the short title of United States Public Law 101-336, signed into law on July 26, 1990 by President George H. W. Bush. It is a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, and other characteristics illegal. Certain specific conditions are excluded, including alcoholi ...

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The 1990 Conservative Party leadership election in the United Kingdom took place in November 1990 following the decision of former Defence and Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine to stand against the incumbent Conservative leader and Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Mrs Thatcher failed to win outright in the first ballot, and withdrew from the second round of voting. This marked the end of her eleven-year premiership and resulted in the election of John Major as her successor. Conservative Party UK leadership elect ...

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Timeline of trends in music 1990-1999 - 1991 in music. International trends Mickey Hart's Voices of the Rainforest is the first commercial release of traditional music of Papua New Guinea to reach an international audience A distinctively Scandinavian death metal scene emerges, especially in Norway at first, soon extending to Sweden and Finland with bands like Entombed (Clandestine), Amorphis (Dismet of Soul) and Therion (Beyond Sanctorum) The Austrian ...

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The 1990 (or third) energy crisis was the mildest and most brief of them all. It lasted only six months and occurred as a result of the Gulf War. As Saddam Hussein retreated the oil fields of Kuwait were set on fire causing damage that reduced the oil output until repairs could be performed. Oil hit a record $40.42 per barrel during this crisis. Some economists believe this aggravat ...

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1990s - Other significant events. The massive global human impact on the environment, which first garnered attention in the 60s, was widely acknowledged. Divorce and scandal rocked the British Royal House of Windsor. The assassination of Selena Quintanilla. Sex and violence in the media increase, especially in the late part of the decade. Profanity in music reaches peak in the late 90s. O.J. Simpson's trial, described in the media as the "trial of the century". < ...

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1990 in Australia - Unknown Dates. Homosexual acts between consenting adults decriminalised in Queensland. ...

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