Video: 'Before Sunrise' trailer
(Thursday, January 19, 1995, evening MST) — Before Sunrise, a romantic drama film about a young man and woman who meet on a train in Europe and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna, premiered today at the Sundance Film Festival. Continue reading ‘Before Sunrise’ premieres at Sundance Film Festival 30 years ago tonight (Jan 19 1995)
Video: 'Voyager Flung Into the Delta Quadrant'
(Monday, January 16, 1995, 8:00 p.m. EST) — The now-defunct United Paramount Network (UPN) made its debut tonight by broadcasting the first episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
Video: 'Great Hanshin/Kobe Earthquake 1995 - CCTV Footage 1'
(Tuesday, January 17, 1995, at 05:46 JST, January 16 at 20:46 UTC) — More than 6,000 people were killed this morning when the Great Hanshin earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 devastated the city of Kobe, Japan. The earthquake caused approximately ten trillion yen ($100 billion) in damage, 2.5% of Japan’s GDP at the time. Continue reading Magnitude 7.3 earthquake near Kobe, Japan kills 6,434 people 30 years ago this hour (Jan 17 1995)
Video: 'Don't Drink the Water' trailer
(Sunday, December 18, 1994, 9:00 p.m. EST) — Don’t Drink the Water, a television film remake comedy about a family of American tourists that gets trapped behind the Iron Curtain, premiered tonight on ABC. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Don’t Drink the Water’ comedy film premieres on ABC-TV 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 18 1994)
(Saturday, December 17, 1994) — “Here Comes the Hotstepper” by Ini Kamoze peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Dec. 17/24, 1994). Continue reading ‘Here Comes the Hotstepper’ by Ini Kamoze peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 17 1994)
(Saturday, December 3, 1994) — “On Bended Knee” by Boyz II Men peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six non-consecutive weeks (Dec. 3/10/31, 1994, Jan. 7/14/21, 1995). Continue reading ‘On Bended Knee’ by Boyz II Men peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 1994)
(Saturday, December 3, 1994) — “I’ll Stand by You” by The Pretenders peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I’ll Stand by You’ by The Pretenders peaks at #16 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 1994)
(Saturday, December 3, 1994) — “Living in Danger” by Ace of Base peaked at #20 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Living in Danger’ by Ace of Base peaks at #20 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 1994)
(Saturday, November 19, 1994) — “Turn the Beat Around” by Gloria Estefan peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Turn the Beat Around’ by Gloria Estefan peaks at #13 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 19 1994)
(Saturday, November 12, 1994) — “Another Night” by Real McCoy peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for 11 non-consecutive weeks. Continue reading ‘Another Night’ by Real McCoy peaks at #3 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 12 1994)
