Decades: 1990

1. Titanic (1997)

2. Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace (1999)

3. The Lion King (1994)

4. Jurassic Park (1993)

5. Forrest Gump (1994)

1990
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Another Day In Paradise
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Back On The Block
SONG OF THE YEAR
From A Distance
BEST NEW ARTIST
Mariah Carey
 

1991
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Unforgettable
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Unforgettable With Love
SONG OF THE YEAR
Unforgettable
BEST NEW ARTIST
Marc Cohn
 

1992
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Tears In Heaven
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Unplugged
SONG OF THE YEAR
Tears In Heaven
BEST NEW ARTIST
Arrested Development
 

1993
RECORD OF THE YEAR
I Will Always Love You
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album
SONG OF THE YEAR
A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Toni Braxton
 

1994
RECORD OF THE YEAR
All I Wanna Do
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
MTV Unplugged
SONG OF THE YEAR
Streets Of Philadelphia
BEST NEW ARTIST
Sheryl Crow
 

1995
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Kiss From A Rose
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Jagged Little Pill
SONG OF THE YEAR
Kiss From A Rose
BEST NEW ARTIST
Hootie & The Blowfish
 

1996
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Change The World
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Falling Into You
SONG OF THE YEAR
Change The World
BEST NEW ARTIST
LeAnn Rimes
 

1997
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Sunny Came Home
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Time Out Of Mind
SONG OF THE YEAR
Sunny Came Home
BEST NEW ARTIST
Paula Cole
 

1998
RECORD OF THE YEAR
My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
SONG OF THE YEAR
My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Lauryn Hill
 

1999
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Smooth
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Supernatural
SONG OF THE YEAR
Smooth
BEST NEW ARTIST
Christina Aguilera
 

41st President George H. W. Bush (1989-1993)

Vice President Dan Quayle

42nd President Bill Clinton (1993-2001)

Vice President Albert Gore

Nelson Mandela Released from Prison

After spending 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela and his then-wife, Winnie, raise their fists in celebration of Mandela's release from custody on February 11, 1990. Mandela became President of South Africa after his release and played a pivotal role in leading his country out of apartheid's decades of racial segregation. He died at age 95 on December 5, 2013. (Continue reading from CNN)

Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer

After one of his would-be victims escaped from his home, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in July 1991 and later confessed to killing 17 men and boys. Dahmer was sentenced to 15 consecutive life sentences, but died in 1994 after a fellow prisoner beat him. (Continue reading from CNN)

Death of Kurt Cobain

Known for his distinctive growl, the Nirvana front man wrote some of the '90s' most memorable songs and propelled "grunge" to become the dominant musical genre of the decade. But for all his talent, Cobain's personal demons were too much to overcome. The singer battled depression and heroin addiction for years before his suicide on April 5, 1994. He was 27. (Continue reading from CNN)

Magic Johnson Retirement

Magic Johnson shocked the NBA world with the announcement on Nov. 7, 1991, that he had tested positive for the HIV virus and was retiring from the NBA.

At the time of his retirement, Johnson was the NBA's all-time leader in assists with 9,981, a three-time winner of the NBA MVP and Finals MVP, and a 11-time NBA All-Star. During the 1990-91 season with the Lakers, Johnson averaged 19.4 points, 12.5 assists and 7.0 rebounds per game. (Continue reading from NBA)

The Introduction of the Super Nintendo

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES, was released to US consumers in 1991, and became the best-selling gaming console of its generation. With its advanced graphics and classic games like "Donkey Kong Country," "Super Mario World" and "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past," Nintendo sold more than 49 million of the systems worldwide. (Continue reading from CNN)

1993 World Trade Center Bombing

The epicenter was the parking garage beneath the World Trade Center, where a massive eruption carved out a nearly 100-foot crater several stories deep and several more high. Six people were killed almost instantly. Smoke and flames began filling the wound and streaming upward into the building. Those who weren’t trapped were soon pouring out of the building—many panic-stricken and covered in soot. More than a thousand people were hurt in some way, some badly, with crushed limbs. (Continue reading from Federal Bureau of Investigation)

The Waco Siege 

The Waco Siege began in early 1993, when a government raid on a compound near Waco, Texas, led to a 51-day standoff between federal agents and members of a millennial Christian sect called the Branch Davidians. The siege ended dramatically on April 19, 1993, when fires consumed the compound, leaving some 75 people dead, including 25 children. (Continue reading from History.com)

Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding

Before the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics, figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, right, was injured by a man connected to her rival, fellow US figure skater Tonya Harding, left, sparking one of the biggest scandals in sports history. This made for some awkward practice sessions at the Olympics, like the one shown here in Lillehammer on February 17, 1994. Kerrigan won a silver medal at the Olympics, while Harding placed eighth and was later banned for life from the sport. (Continue reading from CNN)

O.J. Simpson Trial

In one of the most memorable moments of a blockbuster murder trial, on June 15, 1995, O.J. Simpson struggled to fit his hand into a glove prosecutors claimed he wore the night his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were killed. The prosecution's request to have Simpson try the gloves on in court was a pivotal moment in the trial, which ended with the former NFL star's acquittal. (Continue reading from CNN)

Columbine High School Shooting

At Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, two teens went on a shooting spree on April 20, 1999, killing 13 people and wounding more than 20 others before turning their guns on themselves and committing suicide. The Columbine shooting was, at the time, the worst high school shooting in U.S. history and prompted a national debate on gun control and school safety, as well as a major investigation to determine what motivated the gunmen, Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17. (Continue reading from History.com)