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Subject: Where did the 80's end and the 90's begin?
To me, the 90's truly began in 1991 when big hair bands started becoming obsolete and the grunge sound of Nirvana and Pearl Jam first became popular.
Subject: Re: Where did the 80's end and the 90's begin?
This question has been asked numerous times on this board, so I want you to read this word for word: The 90's began on January 1st, 1990, at midnite and they ended on December 31st, 1999, at 11:59 PM. Any argument to the contrary is totally unfounded.
Why? Think about it. The reason that the aforementioned period is called "the 90s" is that the years 1990 through 1999 contain "90" when you say them (nineteen ninety, nineteen ninety-one, nineteen ninety-two, etcetera). Everyone should know that intuitively.
Subject: Re: Where did the 80's end and the 90's begin?
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This question has been asked numerous times on this board, so I want you to read this word for word: The 90's began on January 1st, 1990, at midnite and they ended on December 31st, 1999, at 11:59 PM. Any argument to the contrary is totally unfounded.
Why? Think about it. The reason that the aforementioned period is called "the 90s" is that the years 1990 through 1999 contain "90" when you say them (nineteen ninety, nineteen ninety-one, nineteen ninety-two, etcetera). Everyone should know that intuitively.
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Technically what you have written is correct. Not just because of the technical aspects of when a decade begins and ends, but also because of the mood of the times. Back in 1990 when I was like 14 and 15 I considered the times to be the 90's, because the atmosphere around at that time was not an 80's atmosphere. The only reason I know that is because I was old enough to remember most of the core years of the "real 80's". So when I looked around in 1990, it did not resemble what "the 80's" meant to me in my head. 80's weren't cool in 1990, and really not even 1989 either, but people still wore neon and some folks still had big hair. So a kid born in the 80's who wasn't old enough to remember the real 80's will look at those early 90's fashions and think, "Hey that's the 80's!" I can understand that, I did the same thing with the early 80's and 70's.
As I look back at the decade, it's easy to see why people born in the 80's tend to view the early 90's as being part of the late 80's. I know I used to think the early 80's were just a rerun of the late 70's, so yeah I understand that. In many ways, that late 80's style was there in the early 90's. 1988-1993 were transition years. Looking back I have to say that 1990 was the embryonic stages of the 90's, with a 1989 style still around. I don't think the 90's were fully rounded out till 1993. 1993 was the year I remember everything suddenly changing in the mainstream pop culture. I graduated high school in '93, and I remember stuff from just a couple years ago was suddenly ancient history.
Subject: Re: Where did the 80's end and the 90's begin?
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Monday morning, first thing.
Subject: Re: Where did the 80's end and the 90's begin?
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Monday morning, first thing.
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You're right! January 1st, 1990, fell on a Monday!