1. Pop Culture 1990s

2. The Macarena Spanish dance song by Los del Río. “#1 Greatest One-Hit Wonder of All Time" by VH1 in 2002. 14 weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Hot 100 chart for 60 weeks, the longest reign among No. 1 songs, only surpassed fifteen years later

3. ‘The Blair Witch Project’ 1999 American found footage horror film. Directors came across the idea for the film after realizing that they found documentaries on paranormal phenomenon scarier than traditional horror films. The Blair Witch Project is thought to be the first widely released movie marketed primarily by internet. Grossed $248,639,099 worldwide on a $500,000 to $700,000 budget.

4. Y2K People, including programmers, reduced the four-digit year to two digits. This made the year 2000 indistinguishable from 1900. Each federal agency had its own Y2K task force which worked with its private sector counterparts. The total cost of the work done in preparation for Y2K is estimated at over $300 billion. People also thought the world was coming to an end. “The end of days.”

5. America Online (AOL) Provided dial up internet service to millions of Americans. Instant messaging. Once owned Time Warner. Major loss of customers after broadband became available to more and more people.

6. Beanie Babies Ty Warner Each toy is stuffed with plastic pellets rather than conventional stuffing. Legs the Frog, Squealer the Pig, Spot the Dog, Flash the Dolphin, Splash the Whale, Chocolate the Moose, Patti the Platypus, Brownie the Bear, and Pinchers the Lobster. Rare and had after market value above retail price.

7. Nintendo Game Boy Released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America on July 31, 1989, and in Europe on September 28, 1990. Tetris and Pokémon would be the biggest sellers. Used less demanding components so they could beat competition in battery life. Would greatly influence modern cell phones.

8. Pokémon Pokemon Red and Green, 1996. Spawned many spinoffs in animation and in graphic novels. Trainers would battle with monsters called Pokémon.

9. Tickle Me Elmo 1996. Large aftermarket sales, up to $1,500. Rare and violence erupted over people trying to buy it.

10. 1994 MLB Strike The strike began on August 12, 1994 and resulted in the remainder of that season being cancelled, including the postseason and, for the first time since 1904, the World Series. The largest impact was to the Montreal Expos.[56] Not only did their dream season end abruptly, they were forced to lower payroll and sell off their four highest paid stars in the span of less than a week in spring training. With the strike negatively affecting its fan base, the Expos would never recover from the incident. Despite respectable performances in 1996, 2002 and 2003, the team never came close to contending again; the team was purchased by Major League Baseball after the 2001 season, and would become the focus of contraction rumors until the team was moved to Washington, D.C., to become the Washington Nationals after the 2004 season.

11. The Dream Team, 1992 Olympics At the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, the team defeated its opponents by an average of 44 points up to the gold medal against Croatia. Shift away from using college basketball players in the game. Sports Illustrated later stated that the Dream Team was "arguably the most dominant squad ever assembled in any sport."

12. Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana, 1991. Band was uncomfortable with the success. Helped propel the band into the national spotlight, before Kurt Cobain’s death.

13. Boy Bands 1997 and the change to pop oriented groups like Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, NSYNC, The Moffatts, and Hanson that boy bands exploded commercially and dominated the market in the United States. This late nineties era marked the height of boy band popularity in North America which hasn't been seen since.

14. Pulp Fiction-Influence of Quentin Tarantino Considerable screen time is devoted to monologues and casual conversations that reveal the characters' senses of humor and perspectives on life. The picture's self-reflexivity, unconventional structure, and extensive use of homage and pastiche have led critics to describe it as a prime example of postmodern film. In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

15. Grunge Movement Sometimes referred to as the Seattle Sound. Grunge became commercially successful in the first half of the 1990s, due mainly to the release of Nirvana's Nevermind, Pearl Jam's Ten, Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger, Alice in Chains' Dirt, and Stone Temple Pilots' Core. Grunge typically fuses elements of punk rock and heavy metal

16. The Shawshank Redemption 1994. Although it was a box office disappointment, the film received multiple award nominations (including seven Oscar nominations) and outstanding reviews from critics for its acting, story, and realism. In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.“ Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, served as the fictional Shawshank State Penitentiary.