990s
Century's final decade
The 990s refers to the decade from 990 to 999 CE, the final years of the first millennium.
In historical contexts, it appears in discussions of medieval Europe, the late Viking Age, or the Byzantine Empire: The 990s saw continued Norse exploration of North America.
Late 19th-century weariness
- millenniumSpan of thousand years
- Y2KCalendar-rollover computer problem
- pre-millennialBefore the thousandth year
- 1990sFinal twentieth-century decade
Phone-line internet connection
- AOLEarly internet provider
- NetscapePioneering nineties browser company
- Windows 951995 PC platform
- floppy diskFlexible magnetic storage medium
CD-ROM · beeper · pager · dot-com · GeoCities · ICQ · Palm Pilot · Tamagotchi
Accumulated dirt or filth
- NirvanaRelease from earthly existence
- FriendsNineties sitcom, six Manhattanites
- boy bandsManufactured male vocal ensembles
- Spice GirlsNineties British pop act
Seinfeld · hip-hop · rave · MTV · slacker · Gen X · flannel · baggy jeans
- MandelaSouth African liberation figure
- post-Cold WarAfter US-USSR rivalry ended
- BalkansSoutheastern European peninsula
- RwandaEast-Central African nation
Yeltsin · Oslo Accords · globalization · NAFTA · European Union · Tony Blair · impeachment · Gulf War
Internet stock speculation collapse
- tech boomRapid technology industry expansion
- bull marketPeriod of rising prices
- IPOFirst public stock offering
- Silicon ValleyBay Area tech corridor
venture capital · NASDAQ · startup · e-commerce · Amazon · eBay · irrational exuberance · prosperity
fin-de-siecle
Late 19th-century weariness
- millenniumSpan of thousand years
- Y2KCalendar-rollover computer problem
- pre-millennialBefore the thousandth year
dial-up
Phone-line internet connection
- AOLEarly internet provider
- NetscapePioneering nineties browser company
- Windows 951995 PC platform
floppy disk · CD-ROM · beeper · pager · dot-com · GeoCities · ICQ · Palm Pilot · Tamagotchi · Nokia
grunge
Accumulated dirt or filth
- NirvanaRelease from earthly existence
- FriendsNineties sitcom, six Manhattanites
- boy bandsManufactured male vocal ensembles
Seinfeld · Spice Girls · hip-hop · rave · MTV · slacker · Gen X · flannel · baggy jeans · scrunchies
Clinton
- MandelaSouth African liberation figure
- post-Cold WarAfter US-USSR rivalry ended
- BalkansSoutheastern European peninsula
Yeltsin · Rwanda · Oslo Accords · globalization · NAFTA · European Union · Tony Blair · impeachment · Gulf War · unipolar
dot-com bubble
Internet stock speculation collapse
- tech boomRapid technology industry expansion
- bull marketPeriod of rising prices
- IPOFirst public stock offering
Silicon Valley · venture capital · NASDAQ · startup · e-commerce · Amazon · eBay · irrational exuberance · prosperity · economic expansion
990s2020s
Third decade, 21st century
2010s · 21st century · 1990s · modern era · contemporary times
990sdigital age
Epoch of computerized life
modern age · modern era · industrial era · Industrial Revolution · Enlightenment