Category Archives: 1990s

Starr released ‘Time Takes Time’ album 20 years ago today (1992)


Video: 'Weight Of The World'

(Friday, May 22, 1992)Time Takes Time, the tenth studio album by ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, was released today, his first studio album since 1983. Continue reading Starr released ‘Time Takes Time’ album 20 years ago today (1992)

Midler serenades Carson on final ‘Tonight Show’ 20 years ago this hour (1992)

(Thursday, May 21, 1992, 11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. EDT) — Johnny Carson hosted the final regular edition (with guests in front of a studio audience) of “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,” featuring Robin Williams and Bette Midler, who slowly sang the pop standard “One for My Baby (and One More for the Road).” Continue reading Midler serenades Carson on final ‘Tonight Show’ 20 years ago this hour (1992)

VP Quayle cites ‘Murphy Brown’ for contributing to moral decay 20 years ago today (1992)


Video: Dan Quayle 'Murphy Brown' comment

(Tuesday, May 19, 1992) — U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle sparked controversy by criticizing the CBS-TV sitcom Murphy Brown today for having its title character decide to bear a child out of wedlock, saying during a speech to the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco that it mocked the importance of fathers.

Mary Jo Buttafuoco shot by husband’s teenage lover 20 years ago today (1992)


Video: Mary Jo Buttafuoco interview (2008)

(Tuesday, May 19, 1992) — Mary Jo Buttafuoco was shot in the face and seriously wounded today at her home in Massapequa, New York, by her husband Joey’s teenage lover, Amy Fisher, soon to be known as “the Long Island Lolita” by the media in a case that drew much notoriety.

McCartney wins Polar Music Prize 20 years ago today (1992)

(Monday, May 18, 1992) — King Carl XVI Gustaf presented the first Polar Music Prize to ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and to the three Baltic countries today in Stockholm, Sweden. McCartney thanked the king and the jury the Polar Music Prize jury in a pre-taped message.

Orchestra leader Lawrence Welk dies 20 years ago today (1992)


Video: 'Lawrence Welk Tribute 1903-1992 I've Told Every Little Star'

(Sunday, May 17, 1992) — Orchestra leader Lawrence Welk, who hosted TV’s The Lawrence Welk Show from 1955 to 1982, died today from pneumonia in Santa Monica, California, at age 89.

Ringo Starr appears on ‘Dame Edna’s Hollywood’ 20 years ago this hour (1992)


Video: 'Dame Edna's Hollywood' (part 1)

(Saturday, May 9, 1992, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr made a guest appearance on tonight’s NBC-TV variety special Dame Edna’s Hollywood, hosted by Dame Edna Everage. Continue reading Ringo Starr appears on ‘Dame Edna’s Hollywood’ 20 years ago this hour (1992)