Yesterday, Mariah's career turn 25 years old.   This article is very detailed, celebrating Mariah Carey's career and exploring the big impact Mariah's debut song had on the following generation of singers / performers. I bolded the important parts, but feel free to read the whole thing, it's pretty interesting.      -------------------------------- May 15, 1990. In May of 1990 Long Island native Mariah Carey “realized a dream, and visualized the love that came to be“.  “Vision of Love,”