(Saturday, January 28, 1995) — “Creep” by TLC peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Jan. 28, Feb. 4/11/18, 1995).
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‘The Usual Suspects’ premieres at Sundance Film Festival 30 years ago this hour (Jan 25 1995)
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(Wednesday, January 25, 1995, 11:00 p.m. MST) — The Usual Suspects, a German-American neo-noir crime thriller film about five criminals who are recruited by a mysterious underworld figure to stop a drug transaction, premiered today at the Sundance Film Festival.
Directed by Bryan Singer, the film starred Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite and Kevin Spacey.
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Clinton, with bow to GOP, reaffirms his themes of ’92 in State of Union address 30 years ago this hour (Jan 24 1995)
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(Tuesday, January 24, 1995, approximately 9:00 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Bill Clinton tonight sought to build a rationale for the second half of his first term, at once defending his record and embracing many ideas backed by the new Republican Congressional majority, but amending them to suit the brand of centrist Democrats who elected him. Continue reading Clinton, with bow to GOP, reaffirms his themes of ’92 in State of Union address 30 years ago this hour (Jan 24 1995)
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Political matriarch Rose Kennedy, 104, dies 30 years ago this hour (Jan 22 1995)
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(Sunday, January 22, 1995, 5:30 p.m. EST) — Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the mother of President John F. Kennedy and of two United States Senators, the wife of a fabulously wealthy businessman-ambassador and the matriarch of a family whose political triumphs and personal tragedies she carried with quiet dignity for 80 years, died this afternoon at the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, from complications from pneumonia. She was 104.
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‘Before Sunrise’ premieres at Sundance Film Festival 30 years ago tonight (Jan 19 1995)
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(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)
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‘Star Trek: Voyager’ series debuts on new UPN network 30 years ago this hour (Jan 16 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.
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Magnitude 7.3 earthquake near Kobe, Japan kills 6,434 people 30 years ago this hour (Jan 17 1995)
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(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)
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Woody Allen’s ‘Don’t Drink the Water’ comedy film premieres on ABC-TV 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 18 1994)
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(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)
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‘Here Comes the Hotstepper’ by Ini Kamoze peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 17 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)
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‘On Bended Knee’ by Boyz II Men peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 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)
