Video: 'March 20, 1995: Gas Attack on Tokyo Subway'
(Monday, March 20, 1995, 7:00–8:10 a.m. JST) — 12 people were killed and more than 5,500 others sickened when packages containing the deadly chemical sarin were leaked on five separate subway trains in Tokyo by Aum Shinrikyo cult members.
Video: 'Sheryl Crow - Grammy Awards 1995'
(Wednesday, March 1, 1995, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) — A newcomer, Sheryl Crow, and a pop trouper, Tony Bennett, won the top awards at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards, which were presented tonight at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and telecast on CBS.
Tony Bennett’s MTV Unplugged, an album of standards featuring duets with such singers as K. D. Lang, was named album of the year. “This is the greatest moment in my whole musical career and the greatest moment in my life,” Bennett said. “It’s such a victorious feeling to sing good American music and have this happen.”
MTV Unplugged, produced by David Kahne, also won Bennett’s third consecutive award in the traditional pop album category. He won his very first Grammy Award for a 1962 recording, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (click here to watch several videos from tonight’s ceremonies).
Video: 'Mad About You - S03E16 - The Alan Brady Show'
(Thursday, February 16, 1995, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Paul deals with the ego of a TV star for his film on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV sitcom series Mad About You.
This episode was listed as #84 on TV Guide‘s 1997 list of Top 100 Episodes of All Time.
Video: 'My So-Called Life: Self-Esteem'
(Thursday, November 17, 1994, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Self-esteem is the lesson of the day on tonight’s episode of the ABC-TV teen drama series My So-Called Life.
This episode was listed as #44 on TV Guide‘s 2009 list of Top 100 Episodes of All Time.
Video: 'My So-Called Life: Life of Brian'
(Thursday, November 10, 1994, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Rickie has a crush on a new student at Liberty High on tonight’s episode of the ABC-TV teen drama series My So-Called Life.
This episode was listed as #38 on TV Guide‘s 1997 list of Top 100 Episodes of All Time.
Video: 'Oct. 5, 1994: Cult Suicide in Switzerland'
(Wednesday, October 5, 1994, around 5 a.m. CET) — 48 people were found dead today in an apparent murder-suicide carried out simultaneously in two Swiss villages by members of a secret religious doomsday cult known as the Order of the Solar Temple; five other bodies were found the same week in a building owned by the sect near Montreal, Canada.
Video: 'frasier season 2 episode 3 The Matchmaker 1'
(Tuesday, October 4, 1994, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Frasier sets up a date for Daphne with the new station manager, Tom, unaware that Tom is gay and believes he’s actually dating Frasier on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV sitcom series Frasier.
This episode was listed as #43 on TV Guide‘s 1997 list of Top 100 Episodes of All Time.
Video: 'ER Opening Theme Season 1'
(Monday, September 19, 1994, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — ER, a medical drama that follows the inner life of the emergency room (ER) of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC. It starred Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Sherry Stringfield, Noah Wyle, Eriq La Salle and Julianna Margulies. Continue reading ‘ER’ series debuts on NBC-TV 20 years ago this hour (Sep 19 1994)
Video: 'Putting On The Style - The Beatles'
(Thursday, September 15, 1994) — The earliest known recording of Beatle John Lennon in performance was sold today at Sotheby’s in London for $122,770, the highest price paid at auction for any recording. Continue reading Early Lennon tape is sold 20 years ago today (Sep 15 1994)
Video: 'Léon: The Professional' trailer
(Wednesday, September 14, 1994) — Léon: The Professional, an English-language French thriller film about a professional assassin who rescues a young girl whose family were killed in a police raid, was released today in France.
Directed by Luc Besson, the film starred Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman and Danny Aiello.
