2,000 people were killed instantly and another 6,000 would later die from a chemical leak at a Union Carbide plant sends a toxic cloud of odorless gas through the town of Bhopal, India. Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke sees his governmet reelection by a narrow margin.British Telecomm, now known as BT, is privatized by Margaret Thatcher's conservative government.In New York City, a certain blogger was...eh, he was an 18 month old colicky baby who took a liking to the soothing sounds of Hall and Oates...especially their latest hit; "Out Of Touch"
2,000 people were killed instantly and another 6,000 would later die from a chemical leak at a Union Carbide plant sends a toxic cloud of odorless gas through the town of Bhopal, India. Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke sees his governmet reelection by a narrow margin.British Telecomm, now known as BT, is privatized by Margaret Thatcher's conservative government.In New York City, a certain blogger was...eh, he was an 18 month old colicky baby who took a liking to the soothing sounds of Hall and Oates...especially their latest hit; "Out Of Touch"
Mary McAleese is elected President of Ireland...her presidency remains. Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center...his prison term remainsA very pregnant Iowa woman Bobbi McCaughey gives birth to seven children at once...yes seven children...her utereus remainsA high school freshman finds solace by sitting in his attic window at night, looking out over New York City and listening to the music of Marilyn Manson, Filter, Silverchair, Korn, and yes, Metallica. Ten years later...well...The Memory Remains
The Toronto Blue Jays defend their World Series Title, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies four games to two.The Liberal party defeats the long governing Progressive Conservatives in general elections in Canada ushering in the first Liberal government in over a decade.The Church of Scientology officially gets federal recognition by gaining tax-emption status.Billy Joel brings 10 year old kids and their Billy Joel fanatic parents together for a swim in The River of Dreams.
Mark Furhman pleads the fifth in the OJ Simpson trialCal Ripken breaks the record for most consecutive games played in the MLBThe DVD is inventedSpeaking of DVD, the theme from the first movie I ever bought on DVD, "Gangsta's Paradise" from Dangerous Minds, becomes a massive hit, in the inner city and the wealthy suburbs.
In Washington D.C., controversial Dominican-Republican Central Ameican Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is signed into law.In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, King Fahd dies 10 years after suffering a paralyzing strokeIn Canada, Greece and Venezuela, planes crash. In Hempstead, New York, WRHU's Program Director falls madly in love with the beautiful and harmonious Anna Nalick and her song "In The Rough." He plays it every other Wednesday during his Uncharted Territory radio show at 5:55am sharp.
An American spy plane collides with a Chinese air force jet, causing a trans-Pacific brouhaha.The world's greatest Castle In the Sky, the Russian Space Station Mir, comes crashing into the Pacific Ocean.A high school senior from Queens, quite a mover on the NYC club dancefloors might I add, searches all five boroughs for the sunglasses the dudes from Ian Van Dahl wore in this video for "Castles In The Sky."
After a controversial defeat in the South Carolina primary, the bloodied Arizona Senator John McCain drops out of the Race for the GOP nomination for President, effectively handing the nomination to Texas Governor George W. Bush (*sigh*)The NASDAQ reaches an all-time high of 5,048, before plummenting over the course of the next two years. A 16 year-old from New York, trying to find his place in the chaotic social world of high school, finally finds it on the dancefloors of NYC nightclubs; bustin' moves to song like "It Feels So Good" by Sonique.
NATO sends troops to Bosnia to enforce a UN no-fly zone to prevent a civil war from escalating.Figure Skaters decide to start beating the crap out of each other.Steven Spielberg brings the horror of the Holocaust to the big screen in the Oscar-winning "Schlindler's List"and a 10 year old boy gets his first walkman and first cassette tape...Ace of Base's "The Sign"
