🇺🇸United States · 90s
The Digital Dawn
OJ, Oklahoma City, Toy Story, and the internet goes mainstream.
4 milestones of 1995
Timothy McVeigh detonated a truck bomb at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 people including 19 children in the daycare center. The deadliest domestic terrorist attack in US history.
Domestic terrorism — honor victims especially children, no glorification of perpetrator
100 million Americans watched the live verdict: not guilty. The trial exposed America's racial divide. 'If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.'
Racially charged trial — acknowledge both victims' families and systemic context
Microsoft launched Windows 95 with the Rolling Stones' 'Start Me Up.' Lines around the block. The Start button changed computing. The internet age truly began.
Pixar's Toy Story was the first fully computer-animated feature film. Woody and Buzz Lightyear became instant icons. Animation was reinvented.
70% local · 30% international
Toy Story
John Lasseter — First fully CGI film. To infinity and beyond.
Se7en
David Fincher — Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and a box. Dark cinema at its finest.
Braveheart
Mel Gibson — 'FREEDOM!' Best Picture winner.
Apollo 13
Ron Howard — 'Houston, we have a problem.' Tom Hanks in space.
Heat
Michael Mann — Box office hit in the US — TMDB 7.9
Friends
1994-2004 — Season 2 — the show became a global phenomenon. 'We were on a break!'
ER
1994-2009 — #1 show on TV. George Clooney became a star.
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995-2001 — Lucy Lawless kicked ass and built a cult following.
Currency: USD
Inflation: 2.8%
Clinton's economy humming. Tech sector booming. The dot-com bubble was inflating.
Inflation-adjusted values
Windows 95
The Start button changed computing. Internet Explorer bundled in.
Amazon.com
Jeff Bezos started selling books online from his garage.
eBay
Pierre Omidyar launched AuctionWeb (later eBay). Online commerce was born.
Java programming language
Sun Microsystems released Java. 'Write once, run anywhere.'
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