The 90s

In 1995-1996, our characters are all living in a building in Greenwich Village, NYC. Mrs. Hatch is the landlady who purchased the building after winning a state lottery and invited her former students to live there at reduced rental prices.

## Quick Timeline

* 1993 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell goes into effect
* December 1994 - Playstation released
* April 1995 - Oklahoma City bombing / Timothy McVeigh
* October 1995 - OJ Simpson found not guilty
* January 1996 - Space Shuttle Endeavour mission
* January 1996 - massive East Coast blizzard
* February 1996 - Pokemon is released
* April 1996 - Major League Soccer becomes a thing in the US
* June 1996 - Nintendo 64 released
* July 1996 - Olympic park bomb in Atlanta
* September 1996 - Clinton signs Defense of Marriage Act

## Cost of Living Estimates

* Yearly Inflation Rate USA 2.93%
* Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 6448
* Interest Rates - Federal Reserve 8.25%
* Average Cost of new house $118,200.00
* Average Income per year $36,300.00
* Average Monthly Rent $554.00
* Cost of a gallon of Gas $1.22
* US Postage Stamp 32 cents
* Average cost of new car $16,300.00
* Loaf of Bread $1.15
* Minimum Hourly Wage Raised To $5.15

## Useful Links

* What Happened in 1995: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1995.html
* What Happened in 1996: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1996.html
* Unabomber caught in 1996: https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/19/us/times-and-the-washington-post-grant-mail-bomber-s-demand.html and https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-publishing-a-35000-word-manifesto-led-to-the-unabomber/2015/09/18/e55229e0-5cac-11e5-9757-e49273f05f65\_story.html
* East Village Apartment Living inspiration: https://www.whatshouldwedo.com/blog/east-village-new-york-city-1990s/
* The Computer Chronicles: The Internet (1993) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U\_o8gerare0&t=82s and 1995 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf6kVEN1lbk
* Top Grossing Broadway Shows of 1995: https://www.broadwayworld.com/grossescumulative.cfm?year=1995
* Founding of Match.com and early online dating: https://www.fastcompany.com/3052157/masters-of-clicks-how-matchcom-has-helped-us-hook-up-and-find-love-since-
* 90s slang: http://www.inthe90s.com/generated/terms.shtml
* The 15 Best Gadgets from 1995: https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/05/the-15-best-gadgets-from-1995/
* "Friends is a GenX Show. Why Don't We Call it That?": https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/friends-is-a-gen-x-show.html?utm\_source=fb&utm\_medium=s1&utm\_campaign=vulture&fbclid=IwAR1pMhrWsc1qrRtSWz8TVDpL-A2OE\_vZXoxq2bolEFflQ7Qdpi\_RKWgezuA
* Spotify playlist of Billboard Top 100 in 1995: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5zYgmmRp9ozLstVry1JLbw?si=Z8vj-QNhTcyN612tMhjxig
* Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus (1995): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men\_Are\_from\_Mars,\_Women\_Are\_from\_Venus
* 90s Facts to make you feel old: https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/everyone-is-getting-older?utm\_source=dynamic&utm\_campaign=bffbbuzzfeed&ref=bffbbuzzfeed&fbclid=IwAR1RR6K\_s5J4bx-rAC4thnKHrT\_wvjKXBCkh4axLp4EdwGIWKsNYl4t9dc4
* Historical map of Europe in the 90s: https://omniatlas.com/maps/europe/19911225/
* 1990s home decor: https://bestlifeonline.com/1990s-home-decor/

### Restaurant/Dining-Related

* East Village Italian Restaurant: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/t-magazine/il-buco.html
* NYC restaurants open in 1995: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/dining/restaurant-review-sammys-roumanian-steakhouse-on-the-lower-east-side.html
* NYC's oldest French bistro: http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/le-veau-dor/
* Tapas bar in the Village in 1995: http://www.sevillarestaurantandbar.com/menu.html
* NYC's oldest Chinese restaurant: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/dining/reviews/07dinbriefs.html
* Johns on 12th: https://www.johnsof12thstreet.com/
* Westway Diner (where Seinfeld was born): https://www.westwaydiner.com/
* Old greasy spoon on 5th: http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/eisenbergs-sandwich-shop/
* Ukrainian diner opened in 1994: http://www.odessanyc.com/
* Minetta Tavern: http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/minetta-tavern/