In the '90s, the aging Baby Boomers are challenged by the younger Generation X and the youthful spirit impacts everything from politics to pop culture.
The AIDS crisis forces sex to the front of society's national dialog; pornography gains mainstream availability and the President of the United States becomes one of the biggest scandals of the decade.
Anything and everything can be caught on camera. Television delivers real life in real time, including race riots, extreme violence, and the trial of the century.
The birth of the internet herald the dawn of a new age, but it will take some remarkable battles, and a stolen sex tape to make it truly revolutionary.
In the '90s, conspiracies fueled by mistrust of the government and the growth of the internet shape some of the biggest acts of terror in U.S. history.
Nineties alternative culture goes mainstream as the Wired Generation (Generation X) embraces grunge music, gourmet coffee, and the sleek digital gadgets of the future.