1990s

The Unabomber's Manifesto Totally Nailed Our Addiction ...

January 22, 2020

Industrial Society and Its Future: More than just a catchy title From 1978 to 1996, Ted Kaczynski (better known as the "Unabomber") went on a reign of terror...

Action Park: America's First Deadly, Infamous Theme Par...

January 6, 2020

Children romp around at the water park on a hot summer's day. (Photo by Richard Koll/picture alliance via Getty Images) You expect a fun day at your local amu...

All I Want For Christmas Is You: History, How Much Mari...

December 22, 2019

There aren't many artists who had a better year in 1994 than Mariah Carey. After the success of the previous year's Music Box, she was named the top female single...

Judy Blume: The Young Adult Author That Got You Through...

May 16, 2019

If you were an adolescent or teen in the 1970s, 1980s or 1990s, you probably owe thanks to American author, Judy Blume, for helping you navigate the treacher...

Mel’s Hole: A Sensational Urban Myth of a Mysterious Bo...

September 5, 2018

On February 21, 1997, a gentleman called into the radio show, Coast to Coast AM, hosted by Art Bell, with a sensational and unbelievable tale. His name was ...

Mullet: The Badass Hairstyle of the 1970s to Early 1990...

August 9, 2017

Mullet, a hairstyle characterized by short cuts in the front and sides and long in the back, started to gain popularity in the 1970s. Rod Stewart, David Bowie, An...

60+ Inventions from the 1950s - Present That Have Impro...

July 29, 2017

This is just a handful of inventions from recent history that have helped to change how we live – in some cases beyond all recognition. H/T Stormclad

Michael Jackson and His Gravity-defying Shoes...

May 28, 2017

When Michael Jackson did the epic 45-degree lean in the video for “Smooth Criminal” it completely blew everyone’s minds, so he wanted to recreate the dance routine in his l...

Oxana Malaya: The Story of the Girl Raised by Dogs

May 25, 2017

Oxana Malaya's story is a pretty clear indicator that nurture plays a bigger role than nature. At merely 3 years old, her alcoholic parents neglected her and left her out...

Photos of Albanian Refugees Arriving in Bari, Italy, 19...

January 9, 2017

In 1991, Albanians fled their country. These pictures show the arrival in Italy of around 15,000 Albanians. When communism in Albania fell in the early 1990s, it ...

Kurt Cobain's Handwritten Suicide Note, 1994

December 2, 2016

While working for Cobain's wife Courtney Love, Tom Grant, best known for his unproven theory that Kurt Cobain was murdered, was given access to Cobain's suicide note and used h...

Kowloon Walled City: The Most Densely Populated City Un...

July 12, 2016

During its final years, Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong became the most densely populated place on earth with 50,000 people crammed into just a few city blocks. ...

The Story Behind The One Powerful Photo That Changed th...

June 14, 2016

In November 1990 LIFE magazine published a photograph of David Kirby — his young body wasted by AIDS, his gaze focusing on something beyond this world — surrounde...

Funny Haircuts from the Past as Seen in Old Yearbook Ph...

March 23, 2016

Here, we gathered the worst kinds haircuts of all time, most of them were from the 80s and early 90s, cool years for a lot of things but definitely not for hairst...

A Soldier’s Despair: One of Gulf War’s Most Moving Phot...