BY K I R S T E N G L E BOV

GENERATION Y

TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS1981

• Dec. 23rd: 1st death from HIV/AIDS

1982

• May 27th: “Bottom of the Harbour” tax avoidance scam exposed

• Oct.29th: Lindy Chamberlain sentenced to Life imprisonment for the murder Azaria

1983

• Feb. 16th: 72 people die during Ash Wednesday bushfires. The fire casualties are the worst in Australia’s history

1984

• Feb. 1st: Medicare launched

• Apr. 19th: Advance Australia Fair proclaimed Australia’s national anthem

1985

• Oct. 26th: Ayer’s Rock and the Uluru National Park handed over to the Mutijulu Aboriginal community

1986

• Feb. 7th: Lindy Chamberlain released after 3 years in jail following discovery of further evidence at Ayer’s Rock

1987

• Mar. 27th: Australian population passes 16 million

• Aug. 9th: Julian Knight kills 6 people and wounds 10 others in Hoddle Street massacre

1988

• Jan. 26th: Australia celebrates the bicentenary

• Nov. 10th: Julian Knight sentenced to life imprisonment for the Hoddle Street massacre

1989

• Dec. 28th: 13 die and 150 injured in Australia’s most devastating earthquake. The quake measured 5.6 on the Richter Scale

1990

• Jan. 24th: Melbourne: The Victorian Football League becomes the Australian Football League

• Nov. 19th: Washington: Survey shows Melbourne is the world’s best city to live in

1991

• Apr. 3rd: Melbourne: Rupert Murdoch closes Sunday Herald

1992

• Aug 10th: Swimmer Kieran Perkins' gold medal contributes to Australia's highest medal tally in the Olympic Games since Melbourne in 1956

1993

• Mar. 13th: Labor wins the “unwinnable” election. Australian Greens stand for the first time

• Dec. 4th: Launch of Optus as a rival to Telstra

1994

• Jan. 26th: Pay TV launched in Australia

• Jan. 26th: Australia Day celebrated by all states & territories at the same time for the first time

ALTERNATE NAMES

Millennials Echo Boomers

Trophy Generation Gen Why

MyPod Generation

Baby Boomlets

Generation Waking Up

Generation We

Net Generation

First Digitals

Internet Generation Gen Next

Boomerang Generation

Generation Now

Global Generation

Generation Me

CHARACTERISTICS• Narcissistic• Civic-minded• Multicultural• Confident• Tolerant• Entitled• Reject social conventions• Higher importance of wealth• Lower importance of politics• Switch jobs frequently• Familiar with communication, media, and digital technologies• Irreligious

MUSIC

Early 2000

s

Teen PopR&BTranceHouseIndietronica

Mid 2000

s

HIP HOPSouthern Hip Hop

CrunkSnap Music

Rock

Late 2000

s

CountrySynthpopElectropopElectro HouseHip HousePOP

MUSIC• R&B, Hip Hop, Electronica and Pop music dominated the

music scene• Rock, Alternative, Hardcore, Metalcore and Pop Punk were

quite popular• Emo was the only emergence of the 2000s• Internet allowed unsigned artists to distribute music freely• Pop was the most commercial genre by the end of the decade• Eminem, Jay-Z, *NSYNC, The Black Eyed Peas, Nickelback,

Slipknot, System of a Down, Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, Suicide Silence, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Green Day, Blink-182, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, Rihanna, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Lady GaGa, Kelly Clarkson and Justin Bieber rose to fame in the 2000s

TV

Top 10 Shows During the 2000s1. The Wire 2. Doctor Who 3. 30 Rock 4. The Office (U.S. and U.K. Versions) 5. South Park 6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 7. Sex and the City 8. Dexter 9. Malcolm in the Middle 10.Lost

• TV mainly consisted of drama and comedy series for Generation Y youth.

• Crime, adventure and fantasy were also quite popular.

FASHION (EARLY 2000S)

• Heavy Metal: leather and denim jackets, hi-top converse, black skinny jeans, and camouflage.• Pop Punk: baggy jeans, wristbands, trucker

hats, Aviators, and full-zip hoodies.• Hip Hop: hoodies and sweatpants, matching

denim jeans and jacket, track suits, bandanas, and Phat Farm shoes.• Daisy Dukes, Ugg boots, and cowboy boots

were popular amongst girls.

FASHION (MID 2000S)• Gel bracelets• “Smart casual” style: dress trousers, long-sleeve dress shirt,

crewneck tees, dressy slip-ons, dress socks, and a belt.• Boot-cut and flare jeans• Skinny low-rise jeans, hip-hugging denim mini-skirts• Geek Chic: designer glasses, Ray Bans, and rimless glasses.• Polo tops (especially pink) and striped dress shirts• Nike Airs and Converse• Dickie pants• Handkerchiefs/bandanas around the neck• Japanese kimonos• Military attire and camouflage print• Shoes/boots with long, pointed toes (men and women)• Capri pants: just below the knee, usually worn with sandals in

summer and boots in winter• Bright coloured Crocs

FASHION (LATE 2000S)

• Leggings: usually worn with tunic tops or baby-doll dresses• Ballet flats and round-toed shoes• Grunge: flannel shirts, Vans, beanies, work

boots, and ripped jeans• Flannel/lumberjack tops worn with skinny

jeans• Denim waistcoat• Sperry Top-Sider deck shoes• Gladiator sandals and long dresses (floral

patterns)• New Era Baseball caps (Snapbacks)

MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES

• 2001: Foot-and-mouth disease in the UK, killing over 10 million sheep and cattle.

• 2002/2003: Severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong, killing 775 people worldwide.

• 2003: Mad cow disease.• 2005: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in

England & Wales, killing 1,629 people.• 2007: Bird flue• 2009: Swine flu, considered a natural disaster, killing at

least 18,000 people.• Obesity is one of the most serious health issues on the

21st century.

POLITICS

• October 26th, 2001: U.S. President George W. Bush signed the USA Patriot Act.• June 1-4th, 2002: The Golden Jubilee of Queen

Elizabeth II.• February 15th, 2003: Guinness Book of World

Records largest anti-war rally in human history occurred.• 2009: Barack Obama became the first US biracial

President.

SCIENCE

• Astrophysicists confirmed the age of the universe to be 13.7 billion years old.

• 2004: The Mars Exploration Rover Mission reached Mars.• The Human Genome Project was completed.• The Genographic Project traced every living human back

to one male ancestor.• July 29th, 2005: Eris was discovered, a Kuiper Belt object

larger than Pluto.• August, 2006: Pluto was demoted to a “dwarf planet”.• 2009: Scientists discovered water ice on the moon.• AFIS and CODIS became the main forensic tools for

fingerprint and genetic code investigation.

TECHNOLOGY• Music downloading, data compression, and iPods.• Google is now defined as a verb.• Flash technology (eg. YouTube)• USB flash drives replaced discs.• Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003.• Blogs, portals, and wikis became popular broadcasting

tools.• Wireless networks in homes and schools.• Video game industry profits exceeded the movie

industry’s.• Social networking sites (eg. Myspace, Facebook, Twitter)• Smartboards in schools

BIBLIOGRAPHY• http://www.abc.net.au/archives/timeline/1980s.htm (17/3/13)• http://www.abc.net.au/archives/timeline/1990s.htm (17/3/13)• http://adamscityhighschool.com/2000-2010_Fashions.php

(20/3/13)• http://www.getstoried.com/the-many-names-for-generation-y/

(15/3/13)• http://www.imdb.com/list/zTaHwrOxRY0/ (18/3/13)• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Y (17/3/13)• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000s_(decade) (20/3/13)• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000s_in_music (18/3/13)• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000s_in_science_and_technology

(20/3/13)• http://voices.yahoo.com/names-generation-y-4071449.html

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