America in the 1990s (The Decades of Twentieth-Century America)

What were Americans doing in the 1990s? Watching Seinfeld, listening to Nirvana and Snoop Dogg, shopping on eBay, and much more. Americans also faced polarizing controversy, from race to right-to-life issues. Medical breakthroughs, immigration, religious cults, and the president's personal affairs all created much debate among political and religious leaders as well as the general public. The decade's headliners included President Bill Clinton, Microsoft mogul Bill Gates, talk show host Oprah Winfrey, singer Kurt Cobain, and golfer Tiger Woods. They helped to make the nineties a time of innovation, controversy, and prosperity. From grunge to Google, from sitcoms to the Hubble Space Telescope, read about this fascinating decade from start to finish.