Video: 'Two Live Crew -- Pretty Woman'
(Monday, March 7, 1994) — The U.S. Supreme Court, in Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., unanimously ruled today that a parody that pokes fun at an original work can be considered “fair use” that doesn’t require permission from the copyright holder. The ruling concerned a parody of the Roy Orbison song “Oh, Pretty Woman” by the rap group 2 Live Crew.
Video: '1993 World Trade Center Bombing Documentary'
(Friday, March 4, 1994) — A Federal jury today convicted all four of the men on trial in the bomb attack that killed six people at the World Trade Center on Feb. 26, 1993, causing hundreds of millions of dollars of damage and sending a jolt of fear through a nation abruptly aware of its vulnerability to terrorism.
Video: 'Whitney Houston Live " I Will Always Love You" Grammy's 1994'
(Tuesday, March 1, 1994, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Awards voters will always love Whitney Houston — at least this year.
And the magic carpet for the music to Aladdin rode high again at tonight’s 36th Annual Grammy Awards, winning five prizes. Continue reading Grammys honor Houston, ‘Aladdin’ 20 years ago this hour (Mar 1 1994)
Video: 'Opening Ceremony - Complete Event - Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympic'
(Saturday, February 12, 1994) — The 17th Winter Olympic Games opened today in Lillehammer, Norway. 1,737 athletes from 67 nations would participate through Feb. 27, 1994 (click here to watch highlights of the games).
Video: 'Munch - Private Life of a Masterpiece (BBC Documentary)' (Feb. 12, 1994, at 40:25)
(Saturday, February 12, 1994, 6:30 a.m. CET) — A version of Edvard Munch’s painting “The Scream” was stolen today from the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway. It was recovered a few months later in a sting operation.
Video: ‘”Drive My Car” – RADD’
(Monday, February 7, 1994, 8:00 p.m. EST) — A video clip for “Drive My Car” by RAADD (Recording Artists Against Drunk Driving) was broadcast tonight during ABC-TV’s showing of the annual American Music Awards, featuring ex-Beatle Paul McCartney as the main vocalist with appearances by ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and many other artists.
Video: 'Medgar Evers - Part 2, Civil Rights Heroes Discovery Documentary' (Feb. 5, 1994, at 4:57)
(Saturday, February 5, 1994; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–68)) — White separatist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted today in Jackson, Mississippi, of murdering civil rights leader Medgar Evers, 37, on June 12, 1963, and was immediately sentenced to life in prison. De La Beckwith appealed unsuccessfully, and died at age 80 in prison in January 2001.
Video: 'Markale Massacre - Sarajevo (Feb. 5, 1994)'
(Saturday, February 5, 1994, between 12:10pm-12:15pm CET; during the Siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War) — 68 people were killed today when a mortar shell exploded at the Markale (marketplace) located in the historic core of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Video: 'STS-60 launch & landing (2-3-94)'
(Thursday, February 3, 1994, 7:10:00 a.m. EST) — The space shuttle Discovery lifted off this morning, carrying Sergei Krikalev, the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard a U.S. spacecraft.
Video: 'There's only one Paul McCartney...' (Jan. 28, 1994, at 1:09)
(Friday, January 28, 1994) — Paul and Linda McCartney attended the London premiere of Wayne’s World 2 today on behalf of Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts at the Empire Leicester Square Cinema. Continue reading Paul McCartney attends London premiere of ‘Wayne’s World 2’ 20 years ago today (Jan 28 1994)
