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Events Music Television Movies Sports. 1994-1996. 1994 Events. Tonya Harding wins the national Figure Skating championship title but is stripped of her title following an attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan. Channel Tunnel opened on May 6th between England and France
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Events Music Television Movies Sports 1994-1996
1994 Events • Tonya Harding wins the national Figure Skating championship title but is stripped of her title following an attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan. • Channel Tunnel opened on May 6th between England and France • OJ Simpson flees police in his white ford bronco
1994 Music • 4/8: Kurt Cobain’s body is discovered after his suicide • More Alternative rock • Green Day: Dookie • “She” • “When I Come Around” • “Basket Case” • Best selling album of 1994 • Tim McGraw: Not A Moment Too Soon • “Indian Outlaw” • “Don’t Take the Girl”
1994 Music • The best selling album of 1995, released in July of 1994 • Hootie & the Blowfish: Cracked Rear View • “Hold My Hand” • “Let Her Cry” • More alternative rock • The Dave Mathews Band: Under the Table & Dreaming • “Satellite” • “What Would You Say”
1994 TV • New Shows • “ER” • George Clooney • Anthony Edwards • Julianna Margulies • Noah Wyle • “Friends” • Lisa Kudrow • Courtney Cox • Jennifer Aniston • Matt LaBlanc • Matthew Perry • David Schwimmer • Top 5 Shows • Seinfeld • ER • Home Improvement • Grace Under Fire • Monday Night Football
1994 Movies • Forest Gump: A kind hearted man travels through historic events in the US • Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Robin Wright • The Shawshank Redemption: Two men bond over many years in prison • Tim Robbins & Morgan Freeman • The Lion King: A lion cub flees the pride thinking he killed his father • Matthew Boderick, James Earl Jones • True Lies: A secret agent uses his resources to track his wife’s affair with another man • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis
1995 Events • Truck Bomb devastates Oklahoma City Federal Building killing 168 people • Timothy McVey • OJ Simpson is found not guilty • Windows 95 released by Microsoft • The Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio
1995 Music • A New Song Writer • Jewel: Pieces of You • “You Were Meant for Me” • “Who Will Save Your Soul” • New Alternative Rock • No Doubt, Tragic Kingdom • “Just A Girl” • “Don’t Speak” • “Spiderwebs”
1995 Music • Winner of 6 Grammy’s in 1996 • Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill • “Ironic” • “Hand in my Pocket” • “You Learn” • Grunge one more time • The Presidents of the United States: The Presidents of the United States • “Lump” • “Peaches”
1995 • “The Drew Carey Show” • Drew Carey • Ryan Stiles • “J.A.G.” • David James Elliot • Catherine Bell • MADtv • Multiple stars over the 14 years of the show • Top 5 Shows • ER • Seinfeld • Friends • Caroline in the City • Monday Night Football
1995 Movies • Toy Story: A cowboy toy is threatened by the arrival of a space ranger • Tom Hanks, Tim Allen • Braveheart: William Wallace fights an English king for freedom • Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau • Billy Madison: to inherit the family fortune, Billy must complete his education • Adam Sandler, Bridgette Wilson
1996 Events • Dolly the sheep, becomes the first mammal to be successfully cloned • American Pathfinder islaunched on its 310 million mile mission to Mars • Ebay started the online auction and shopping website, where people buy and sell goods and services worldwide. • DVDs are released in Japan
1996 Music • The Barenaked Ladies: Born On A Pirate Ship • 1st album to become a mainstream success • “The Old Apartment” • Single of the year in 1997 • Fiona Apple: Tidal • “Criminal” • Another song writer hits it big • Sheryl Crow: Sheryl Crow • “A Change Would Do You Good” • “If It Makes You Happy”
1996 Music • The biggest selling album by an all girl group of all time • The Spice Girls: Spice • “Wannabe” • “Say You’ll Be There” • A new boy band • The Backstreet Boys: • “Quit Playing Games with My Heart”
1996 TV • New Shows • 3rd Rock From the Sun • Jane Curtin • French Stewart • John Lithgow • Spin City • Michael J. Fox 1-4 • Heather Locklear • Charlie Sheen 5-6 • Everybody Loves Raymond • Ray Ramano • Patricia Heaton • Brad Garrett • Top 5 Shows • E.R. • Seinfeld • Suddenly Susan • Friends • Naked Truth
1996 Movies • The Rock: A renegade general and his group of U.S. Marines take over Alcatraz and threaten San Francisco Bay with biological weapons • Nicholas Cage, Sean Connery, Ed Harris • Independence Day: Aliens invade the Earth, on July 4th • Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum • Happy Gilmore: A rejected hockey player tries golf to save his grandma’s home • Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen
1996 Sports • The Summer Olympics • Held in Atlanta, Georgia • Michael Johnson becomes the 1st track athlete to win the 200 & 400 meter dashes in the same Olympics • Sets a world record in the 200 • Sets an Olympic record in the 400 • A nail bomb exploding near the Olympics village delays the games for a day