Life In America 2001 – Average household income is $42,350. Al-Qaeda terrorists attack New York’s Twin Towers World Trade Center, killing 3,000. In retribution, the US invades Afghanistan. Wikipedia goes on line. Apple introduces the iPod. Smash Mouth reprises Neil Diamond’s old hit, I’m A Believer to “smashing” success. 24’s Jack Bauer begins his 10-year [...]
Life In America 2000 – Average household income is $42,148. George W. Bush is elected president. Grand Prix Formula 1 racing returns to the US after nine years. 5-million acres are destroyed by fires in the West. Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win a grand slam. Last of the original Minis rolls off [...]
Life In America 1999 – Median household income is $40,810. The world’s population hits 6 billion (currently 7 billion). Y2K has many people concerned. Myspace appears on the internet, though not as a social media site. Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France. The Euro is introduced into the currency market. At the movies, [...]
Life In America 1998 – Median household income is $38,100, the first real growth in income since 1989. The government announces its first budget surplus in 30 years, but is overshadowed by the impeachment proceedings of President Clinton for perjury and obstruction of justice for his relationship with “that woman.” The iMac is unveiled. Google [...]
Life In America 1997 – Median household income is $37,006, which is about what it was in 1989 after adjusting for inflation. The world is transfixed by news of the death of Princess Diana in Paris. Microsoft becomes the world’s most valuable company at $261 billion. Mike Tyson bites off Evander Holyfield’s ear in a [...]
Life In America 1996 – Median household income is $35,492. Mad Cow disease strikes Great Britain. eBay starts. Dolly the sheep becomes the first animal to be created through cloning. Internet usage goes from 1 million to 10 million in 12 months. The summer Olympics are held in Atlanta. The Macarena, as a song and [...]
Life In America 1995 – Median household income is $34,076. The Federal Building in Oklahoma City is bombed killing 168 people. A heat wave strikes the mid-west, killing 6,433, and over 700 in Chicago alone. O J Simpson is found innocent; his televised trial causes daytime soaps to lose massive audiences. DVD optical storage media [...]
Life In America 1994 – Average household income is $33, 178. Tonya Harding attacks Nancy Kerrigan with a pipe. A 6.7 force earthquake strikes in California’s San Fernando Valley doing $20-million worth of damage. OJ Simpson leads a bizarre police chase. Netscape Navigator is released. World Series is cancelled due to player’s strike. Kurt Cobain [...]
Life In America 1993 – Average household income is $31,230. Islamic fundamentalists bomb the World Trade Center. Beanie Babies are introduced. Intel debuts Pentium Processor. NAFTA is signed into law. The Branch Davidian Sect compound in Waco, TX goes up in flames. We’re listening to Meatloaf’s, I’d Do Anything for Love, but I Won’t Do [...]
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