1993 Snapshot
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The Vibe
Pop Culture
Jurassic Park
Slang
"Whatever"
Price Check
Gas: $1.11
Notable Deaths
Audrey Hepburn, Arthur Ashe, Frank Zappa
Music & Style
Eurodance
World Affairs
NAFTA Signed
Mogadishu
Yearly Summary
- Global Events: The Oslo Accords seek peace between Israel and Palestine. The World Trade Center is bombed for the first time. Czechoslovakia peacefully splits into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
- Culture & Mood: Jurassic Park redefines the movie blockbuster with CGI. The 'Information Superhighway' becomes a household term as AOL starts mailing out millions of trial discs.
- Fashion & Slang: Dr. Martens and chokers. If you agree, you're 'All that.'
- Fun Fact: 1993 saw the release of the first Beanie Babies and the debut of Doom, which revolutionized the First-Person Shooter genre.