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)
(Saturday, November 5, 1994) — “Secret” by Madonna peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Secret’ by Madonna peaks at #3 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1994)
(Saturday, November 5, 1994) — “Good Enough” by Sarah McLachlan peaked at #77 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Good Enough’ by Sarah McLachlan peaks at #77 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1994)
