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.
Video: 'Ellen DeGeneres wearing a dress'
(Sunday, September 11, 1994, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Frasier and Picket Fences dominated the 46th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight, winning four awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series (the first of five consecutive awards in this category). Continue reading ‘Frasier’ ‘Picket Fences’ big winners at Emmy Awards 20 years ago this hour (Sep 11 1994)
Video: 'The Shawshank Redemption' trailer
(Saturday, September 10, 1994) — The Shawshank Redemption, a drama film about a man who discovers himself after he is sentenced to life in prison, premiered today at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Frank Darabont, the film starred Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows and James Whitmore.
Video: 'Israel-Jordan Signing Ceremony'
(Monday, July 25, 1994) — Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan’s King Hussein signed a declaration at the White House today, ending their countries’ 46-year-old formal state of war.
Video: 'From the archives: Kim Il Sung dies'
(Friday, July 8, 1994) — Kim Il Sung, North Korea’s communist leader since 1948, died today at age 82 after collapsing from a sudden heart attack.
Video: 'Forrest Gump' trailer
(Thursday, June 23, 1994) — Forrest Gump, an epic romantic comedy-drama film about a simple yet kindhearted soul and his serendipitous brushes with greatness, premiered today in Los Angeles, California.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film starred Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and Sally Field.
