If you were a kid, a young teen or even a parent in the early 1990s there’s a pretty good chance you spent most Friday nights sitting in front of the TV watching a two-hour block of programing that included some of the most iconic family friendly comedies of the era.In this episo ...Show more
The Cuban Rafter Crisis and the Fight for Elian Gonzalez | 155
In November 1999, a 5-year-old Cuban boy was found clinging to an innertube in the waters off the coast of Florida after surviving a tragic boat journey that took the life of his mother and ten others. Elian Gonzalez and his mother were among tens of thousands of people who attem ...Show more
The Long Hunt for the Unabomber | Revisited @ 30
It’s been 30 years since FBI agents finally captured the man who mailed more than 16 bombs to unsuspecting victims in the US, killing 3 and injuring 23 others. For two decades officials searched for the elusive terrorist known as the Unabomber. His victims appeared random, his mo ...Show more
Phish and the 90s Jam Band Explosion | 154
In the 1990s there was a new wave of improvisational rock groups known as jam bands.By far the biggest was the genre defying foursome Phish from Burlington, Vermont.In this episode of History of the 90s we look back at their rise from college band to a touring sensation capable o ...Show more
The Testimony of Anita Hill | 153
In July 1991 President George HW Bush nominated Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court. Initial reaction to the nomination suggested there would be a contentious Senate confirmation battle that would probe Thomas’s conservative views on issues such as abortion and affirmative ac ...Show more