Category Archives: 1990s

Four presidents join to push NAFTA 20 years ago today (1993)


Video: 'CLINTON, BUSH, CARTER, FORD - TOGETHER at the White House for NAFTA'

(Tuesday, September 14, 1993) — Flanked by three predecessors at the White House in Washington, U.S. President Bill Clinton today signed side deals to a three-nation free trade agreement and opened a high-profile campaign to promote the much criticized accord. Continue reading Four presidents join to push NAFTA 20 years ago today (1993)

‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’ premieres on NBC 20 years ago this hour (1993)


Video: 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien "First Show" Parts-1-3 (9/13/93)'

(Tuesday, September 14, 1993, 12:35 a.m. EDT) -- Late Night with Conan O'Brien, a late-night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien, debuted tonight on NBC-TV, replacing David Letterman who had moved his show to CBS after losing the chance to replace the retiring Johnny Carson on NBC's The Tonight Show to Jay Leno.

‘Searching for Bobby Fischer’ opens in U.S. theaters 20 years ago today (1993)


Video: 'Searching for Bobby Fischer' trailer

(Wednesday, August 11, 1993)Searching for Bobby Fischer, a drama film about a prepubescent chess prodigy who refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer, opened today in U.S. theaters.

Directed by Steven Zaillian, the film starred Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Nirenberg and Robert Stephens.

‘The Fugitive’ opened in U.S. theaters 20 years ago today (1993)


Video: 'The Fugitive' trailer

(Friday, August 6, 1993)The Fugitive, a thriller film about a doctor who sets out to prove his innocence after he is wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife and escapes from federal custody, opened today in the U.S., Canada and Sweden.

Directed by Andrew Davis, the film starred Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones.

Bob Dylan’s ’30th Anniversary Concert Celebration’ released in UK 20 years ago today (1993)


Video: 'Bob Dylan 30th Annivesary' (32 videos)

(Monday, July 19, 1993)The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, a live double-album of an Oct. 16, 1992, concert celebrating Bob Dylan’s 30 years as a recording artist, was released today in the UK, featuring ex-Beatle George Harrison among other acts (the album would be released in the USA on Aug. 24, 1993).