(Friday, September 18, 1992) — A promotional video for Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr’s Don’t Go Where the Road Don’t Go, a popular track from his album Time Takes Time, was mastered today.
Category Archives: 1990s
Space shuttle Endeavour blasts off with history-making crew 20 years ago this hour (1992)
Video: '1992: Space Shuttle Flight 50 (STS-47) - Endeavour'
(Saturday, September 12, 1992, 10:23:00.0680 a.m. EDT) — The space shuttle Endeavour blasted off today, carrying with it Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space, Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space, and Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese national to fly on a U.S. spaceship.
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George Harrison profiled on ‘In Concert ’92’ 20 years ago this hour (1992)
Video: 'George Harrison Interview In Concert Profile Live in Japan Tour 7/7/92'
(Saturday, September 12, 1992, 12:00 a.m. EDT) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison appeared tonight on In Concert ’92 on ABC-TV to talk about his recent tour of Japan. The interview was taped in London sometime between June 29-July 4.
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‘The Crying Game’ opens in U.S. 20 years ago today (1992)
Video: 'The Crying Game' trailer
(Wednesday, September 2, 1992) — The Crying Game, an intriguing tale of a group of IRA kidnappers and the British soldier they nab and want to exchange for one of their own, premiered today at the Venice Film Festival
Directed by Neil Jordan, the film starred Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Miranda Richardson and Forest Whitaker. It would go on to receive six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.
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White separatist Randy Weaver surrenders 20 years ago today (1992)
Video: 'Discovery Times: Ruby Ridge' (Aug. 31, 1992 at 0:39)
(Monday, August 31, 1992) — White separatist Randy Weaver surrendered to authorities in Naples, Idaho, today, ending an 11-day Ruby Ridge siege by federal agents that had claimed the lives of Weaver’s wife, son and a deputy U.S. marshal.
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‘Northern Exposure’ and ‘Murphy Brown’ top Emmys 20 years ago tonight (1992)
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(Sunday, August 30, 1992) — The television series Northern Exposure won six awards tonight at the 44th Primetime Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, including best drama series. Continue reading ‘Northern Exposure’ and ‘Murphy Brown’ top Emmys 20 years ago tonight (1992)
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Wife of white separatist killed by FBI sharpshooter at Ruby Ridge 20 years ago today (1992)
Video: 'Discovery Times: Ruby Ridge' (Aug. 22, 1992 at 9:14)
(Saturday, August 22, 1992) — On the second day of the Ruby Ridge siege in Idaho today, an FBI sharpshooter killed Vicki Weaver, the wife of white separatist Randy Weaver. The sharpshooter later said he was targeting the couple’s friend Kevin Harris, and didn’t see Vicki Weaver.
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Marshal killed near cabin of white separatist in Ruby Ridge, Idaho 20 years ago today (1992)
Video: 'Discovery Times: Ruby Ridge 2/5' (Aug. 21, 1992 at 1:56)
(Friday, August 21, 1992) — An 11-day siege began today at the cabin of white separatist Randy Weaver in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, as government agents tried to arrest Weaver for failing to appear in court on charges of selling two illegal sawed-off shotguns. In the resulting shootout, Weaver’s teenage son, Samuel, and Deputy U.S. Marshal William Degan were killed.
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Crowd stilled as Florida mom issues AIDS plea at Republican Convention 20 years ago tonight (1992)
Video: 'Mary Fisher "Whisper of AIDS" Speech 1992 Pt 1'
(Wednesday, August 19, 1992) — Mary Fisher, a Florida mother from a politically prominent family, urged Americans watching the 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston tonight to put politics aside when they consider AIDS, which she compared to the Holocaust. Continue reading Crowd stilled as Florida mom issues AIDS plea at Republican Convention 20 years ago tonight (1992)
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Reagan offers Bush as ‘steady hand’ during GOP convention speech 20 years ago tonight (1992)
Video: 'Republican National Convention: President Reagan's Address at the 1992 RNC - 8/17/92'
(Monday, August 17, 1992) — Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, 81, trying to boost the troubled re-election presidential campaign of his former vice president, told the 1992 Republican National Convention at the Astrodome in Houston tonight that America needs George H.W. Bush, “a steady hand on the tiller through the chopper waters of the 90s.”
