Category Archives: 1990s

‘The Lion King’ begins limited release in North America 20 years ago today (June 15 1994)

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Video: 'The Lion King' trailer

(Wednesday, June 15, 1994) — The Lion King, an action film about a morally ambivalent cop who must remove a bomb planted under a bus that’s triggered to explode when its speed drops below 50 mph, began a limited release in North America today.

Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, the film featured the voices Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson, Robert Guillaume, Madge Sinclair, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings.

‘Speed’ premieres released in USA 20 years ago today (June 10 1994)

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Video: 'Speed' trailer

(Friday, June 10, 1994) — Speed, an action film about a morally ambivalent cop who must remove a bomb planted under a bus that’s triggered to explode when its speed drops below 50 mph, was released today in U.S. and Canadian theaters.

Directed by Jan de Bont, the film starred Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper, Joe Morton and Jeff Daniels.

Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley are married 20 years ago today (May 26 1994)

1990s, Popular Music 1990s


Video: 'Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley getting married'

(Thursday, May 26, 1994) — Singer Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of the late Elvis Presley, were married today in the Dominican Republic. The 15-minute ceremony was held by Judge Hugo Francisco Alvarez Perez at his home in the La Vega Province.

Funeral for former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis held 20 years ago this hour (May 23 1994)

1990s


Video: 'Jackie Kennedy Onassis' (11 videos, coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. EDT)

(Monday, May 23, 1994, 2:30 p.m. EDT) — Eulogized by President Clinton as a “remarkable woman whose life will forever glow in the lives of her fellow Americans,” Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was buried this afternoon on an Arlington hillside next to her martyred first husband, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. Continue reading Funeral for former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis held 20 years ago this hour (May 23 1994) →

‘Pulp Fiction’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival 20 years ago today (May 12 1994)

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Video: 'Pulp Fiction' trailer

(Thursday, May 12, 1994) — Pulp Fiction, a crime film about two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife and a pair of diner bandits, premiered today at the Cannes Film Festival.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino, the film starred John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Maria de Medeiros, Ving Rhames, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken and Bruce Willis.

Thousands pay tribute to Nixon at funeral 20 years ago this hour (Apr 27 1994)

1990s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The Funeral of President Nixon'

(Wednesday, April 27, 1994, 4:00 p.m. PDT) — Former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon was remembered at an outdoor funeral service today attended by all five of his successors at the Nixon presidential library in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon, who had served from 1969 to 1974, had passed away Apr. 22, 1994, at the age of 81 of natural causes.

Nixon’s body flown west for burial 20 years ago this hour (Apr 26 1994)

1990s, U.S. Presidents


Video: '1994 Death/Arrival in California of President Richard Nixon 1of6'

(Tuesday, April 26, 1994, 12:30 p.m. PDT) — In a scene worthy of “King Lear,” the usually sunny California sky unleashed thunder, lightning, rain and hail today as the body of former U.S. President Richard Nixon returned to his birthplace in a plain wooden coffin covered by a flag for burial on Apr. 27, 1994. Nixon, who had served from 1969 to 1974, had passed away Apr. 22, 1994, at the age of 81. Continue reading Nixon’s body flown west for burial 20 years ago this hour (Apr 26 1994) →