(Saturday, March 9, 1996) — “Wonderwall” by Oasis peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Category Archives: 1990s
‘Fargo’ opens in New York City 20 years ago this hour (Mar 8 1996)
Video: 'Fargo' trailer
(Friday, March 8, 1996, 10:30 a.m. EST) — Fargo, a neo-noir black comedy crime thriller about a a car salesman’s inept crime that falls apart, opened this morning at Sony Theatres Lincoln Square in New York City.
Directed by Joel Coen, the film starred Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell and Peter Stormare.
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Surviving Beatles turn down $225 million offer to tour 20 years ago today (Mar 4 1996)
Video: 'GEORGE.PAUL.RINGO 1995 ONE LAST TIME!!'
(Monday, March 4, 1996) — The three surviving members of The Beatles — Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — turned down a $225 million offer today to tour North America, Europe and Japan.
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Rookies win big at 38th Grammy Awards 20 years ago this hour (Feb 28 1996)
Video: '38th Grammy Awards (1996) Album of the Year - Jagged Little Pill (Alanis Morissette)'
(Wednesday, February 28, 1996, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) — A cheating ex-boyfriend and a voice full of breaks and wails brought four major Grammy Awards to Alanis Morissette, the 21-year-old Canadian songwriter who was the big winner tonight in the 38th Annual Grammy Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Her Jagged Little Pill was named album of the year and best rock album; its first single, “You Oughta Know,” was named best rock song and best rock female vocal performance (click here for several clips from the show).
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Britain’s Princess Diana agrees to divorce 20 years ago today (Feb 28 1996)
(Wednesday, February 28, 1996) — Britain’s Princess Diana announced just before the evening television news tonight that she had reluctantly changed her mind and would agree to divorce her estranged husband, Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne.
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Actor, Khmer Rouge death camp survivor Haing S. Ngor murdered 20 years ago this hour (Feb 25 1996)
Video: 'HAING S. NGOR TRIBUTE'
(Sunday, February 25, 1996, 8:45 p.m. PST) — Actor Dr. Haing S. Ngor, who won a best supporting actor Oscar for his role in The Killing Fields and was a real-life survivor of the Khmer Rouge death camps, was shot to death today outside his home in Los Angeles. He was 45.
Three gang members were later convicted of the murder.
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‘Be My Lover’ by La Bouche peaks at #6 in USA 20 years ago today (Feb 24 1996)
(Saturday, February 24, 1996) — “Be My Lover” by La Bouche peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks.
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‘Trainspotting’ opens in Britain, Ireland 20 years ago today (Feb 23 1996)
Video: 'Trainspotting' trailer
(Friday, February 23, 1996) — Trainspotting, a British black comedy crime drama film that follows a group of heroin addicts in a late 1980s economically depressed area of Edinburgh, Scotland, and their passage through life, opened today in Britain and Ireland.
Directed by Danny Boyle, the film starred Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle and Kelly Macdonald.
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Shuttle Columbia takes off for high-wire act 20 years ago this hour (Feb 22 1996)
Video: 'STS-75 launch & landing (2-22-96)'
(Thursday, February 22, 1996, 3:18 p.m. EST/20:18:00 UTC) — The space shuttle Columbia blasted into orbit today on a mission to unreel a satellite on the end of a 12.8-mile tether. (The cord broke just before being extended to its full length.)
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‘Missing’ by Everything but the Girl peaks at #2 in USA 20 years ago today (Feb 17 1996)
(Saturday, February 17, 1996) — “Missing” by Everything but the Girl peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
