(Saturday, September 2, 1995) — “You Are Not Alone” by Michael Jackson peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘You Are Not Alone’ by Michael Jackson peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago today (Sep 2 1995)
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Woody Allen’s ‘Mighty Aphrodite’ premieres at Venice Film Festival 30 years ago today (Sep 1 1995)
Video: 'Mighty Aphrodite' trailer
(Friday, September 1, 1995, evening EDT) — Mighty Aphrodite, a romantic comedy film about a New York sportswriter who discovers his adopted son is a genius and then seeks out the boy’s birth mother: a prostitute, premiered tonight at the Venice Film Festival. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Mighty Aphrodite’ premieres at Venice Film Festival 30 years ago today (Sep 1 1995)
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Shelling kills 43 in Sarajevo, U.S. urges NATO to strike Serbs 30 years ago this hour (Aug 28 1995)
Video: 'Bosnia-37 dead,80 injured in bloody market carnage'
(Saturday, August 28, 1995, 11:10 a.m. CET; during the Siege of Sarajevo) — A mortar shell tore through a crowded market today in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, killing 43 people and triggering NATO airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs. Continue reading Shelling kills 43 in Sarajevo, U.S. urges NATO to strike Serbs 30 years ago this hour (Aug 28 1995)
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‘Kiss from a Rose’ by Seal peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago today (Aug 26 1995)
(Saturday, August 26, 1995) — “Kiss from a Rose” by Seal peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Kiss from a Rose’ by Seal peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago today (Aug 26 1995)
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Grateful Dead singer, guitarist Jerry Garcia dies while undergoing drug rehab 30 years ago this hour (Aug 9 1995)
Video: 'Jerry Garcia's death on CBS News- Grateful Dead'
(Wednesday, August 9, 1995, 4:23 a.m. PDT) — Jerry Garcia, lead singer of the Grateful Dead, died today in his room at Serenity Knolls, a residential drug treatment center in Forest Knolls, California, of a heart attack eight days after turning 53.
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‘Babe’ comedy-drama film opens in U.S. and Canada 30 years ago this hour (Aug 4 1995)
Video: 'Babe' trailer
(Friday, August 4, 1995, 11:55 a.m. EDT) — Babe, a comedy-drama film about a pig raised by sheepdogs who learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett, was released today in the U.S. and Canada, opening this hour (11:55 a.m. EDT) at Sony Lincoln Square & Imax Theater at 1998 Broadway in New York City. Continue reading ‘Babe’ comedy-drama film opens in U.S. and Canada 30 years ago this hour (Aug 4 1995)
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Korean War Veterans Memorial dedicated 30 years ago today (July 27 1995)
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(Thursday, July 27, 1995, 2:30-3:30 p.m. EDT) — The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated today (on the 42nd anniversary of the armistice that ended the fighting) in Washington by U.S. President Bill Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young-sam. Continue reading Korean War Veterans Memorial dedicated 30 years ago today (July 27 1995)
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South Carolina mother guilty of murdering two sons 30 years ago this hour (July 22 1995)
Video: 'Unthinkable: The Susan Smith Story'
(Saturday, July 22, 1995, announced shortly before 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Susan Smith was convicted by a jury today in Union, South Carolina, of first-degree murder for drowning her two young sons. Smith was later sentenced to life in prison, and will not be eligible for parole until 2024.
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Ringo Starr interviewed for CBS-TV’s ‘This Morning’ 30 years ago this hour (July 13 1995)
(Thursday, July 13, 1995, 7:00 a.m. EDT) — Ringo Starr appeared on the CBS-TV program This Morning today, promoting the current American leg of his All-Starr Band tour (click here to watch the video, from 0:00-1:14).
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Hugh Grant makes first public appearance since arrest 30 years ago this hour (July 10 1995)
Video: 'HUGH GRANT has FUN with LENO'
(Monday, July 10, 1995, 11:35 p.m. EDT) — Less than two weeks after being arrested in a parked car near Sunset Boulevard with a prostitute, British actor Hugh Grant appeared tonight on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and was asked, “What the hell were you thinking?”
