Category Archives: 1990s

Bulls win sixth NBA title on Jordan’s ‘last shot’ 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1998)

1990s

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Video: 'Michael Jordan - The Last Shot! Last minute of the 1998 NBA Finals'

(Sunday, June 14, 1998, at approximately 8:00 p.m. MDT) — 35-year-old Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls hit a jump shot with 5.2 seconds left to give the Bulls an 87–86 victory in the sixth and deciding game of the 1998 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz tonight at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Continue reading Bulls win sixth NBA title on Jordan’s ‘last shot’ 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1998) →

Surviving Beatles reunite for Linda McCartney service 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1998)

1990s, Popular Music 1990s, The Beatles 1990s

Video: 'UK: LONDON: PAUL MCCARTNEY LEADS TRIBUTES TO WIFE LINDA'

(Monday, June 8, 1998) — The surviving Beatles came together today to pay an emotional farewell to the late Linda McCartney, wife and soul-mate of former Beatle Paul McCartney who died of breast cancer on Apr. 17, 1998, at age 56. Continue reading Surviving Beatles reunite for Linda McCartney service 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1998) →

African-American man dragged to his death in Texas 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 7 1998)

1990s, African-American Civil Rights


Video: 'The Case of James Byrd, Jr'

(Sunday, June 7, 1998, early morning CDT) — An African-American man was murdered early today when three white supremacists dragged him for three miles behind a pick-up truck along an asphalt road in Jasper, Texas. Continue reading African-American man dragged to his death in Texas 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 7 1998) →

‘Sex and the City’ TV series debuts 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1998)

1990s, Television 1990s


Video: 'Sex and the City Seazon 1 Episode 1'

(Saturday, June 6, 1998, 9:45 p.m. EDT) — Sex and the City, an American romantic comedy-drama television series about a sex columnist and her three friends who explore Manhattan’s dating scene, debuted tonight on HBO. Continue reading ‘Sex and the City’ TV series debuts 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1998) →

‘The Boy Is Mine’ by Brandy and Monica peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1998)

1990s, Popular Music 1990s

(Saturday, May 23, 1998) — “The Boy Is Mine” by Brandy and Monica peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for thirteen consecutive weeks (June 6/13/20/27, July 4/11/18/25, Aug. 1/8/15/22/29, 1998). Continue reading ‘The Boy Is Mine’ by Brandy and Monica peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1998) →

‘The Truman Show’ premieres in Westwood, California 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 1 1998)

1990s, movies 1990s


Video: 'The Truman Show' trailer

(Sunday, June 1, 1998) — The Truman Show, an American satirical science fiction film about an insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a television show, premiered today at the Mann National Theatre in Westwood, California. Continue reading ‘The Truman Show’ premieres in Westwood, California 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 1 1998) →

‘Flip’ episode airs on ‘The Larry Sanders Show’ 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1998)

1990s, Television 1990s


Video: 'The Larry Sanders Show - S6E11 "Flip Part 1"'

(Sunday, May 31, 1998, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) — Larry Sanders tapes his last show over his “10-year run” on tonight’s episode of the HBO television sitcom The Larry Sanders Show. Continue reading ‘Flip’ episode airs on ‘The Larry Sanders Show’ 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1998) →

Phil Hartman, wife dead in murder-suicide 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1998)

1990s, Television 1990s


Video: 'Phil Hartman Death Report (1998)'

(Thursday, May 28, 1998; at around 3:00 a.m. PDT) — Phil Hartman, the versatile comedian known for his roles on Saturday Night Live and Newsradio, was shot to death in his home this morning by his wife of 11 years, Brynn Omdahl, while he slept in their Encino, Los Angeles home. Continue reading Phil Hartman, wife dead in murder-suicide 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1998) →

Teen gunman opens fire in Oregon high school 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 21 1998)

1990s


Video: '5/21/1998 CNN Today - Thurston High School Shooting (Part 1)'

(Thursday, May 21, 1998; shortly before 8:00 a.m PDT) — An expelled student opened fire inside Thurston High School today in Springfield, Oregon, killing two students (Ben Walker and Mikael Nickolauson) and wounding another 25 people, a day after he killed his parents. Continue reading Teen gunman opens fire in Oregon high school 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 21 1998) →