Video: 'eBay - How It Started'
(Sunday, September 3, 1995) — The online auction site eBay was founded today in San Jose, California, by Pierre Omidyar under the name “AuctionWeb.” Continue reading Online auction site eBay founded 30 years ago today (Sep 3 1995)
Video: 'Full Show | Concert for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame'
(Saturday, September 2, 1995, 7:30 p.m. EDT) — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened tonight in Cleveland with an all-star concert at Cleveland Stadium featuring Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, Al Green, Jerry Lee Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Iggy Pop, John Fogerty, John Mellencamp and many others.
(Saturday, September 2, 1995) — “You Are Not Alone” by Michael Jackson peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘You Are Not Alone’ by Michael Jackson peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago today (Sep 2 1995)
Video: 'Mighty Aphrodite' trailer
(Friday, September 1, 1995, evening EDT) — Mighty Aphrodite, a romantic comedy film about a New York sportswriter who discovers his adopted son is a genius and then seeks out the boy’s birth mother: a prostitute, premiered tonight at the Venice Film Festival. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Mighty Aphrodite’ premieres at Venice Film Festival 30 years ago today (Sep 1 1995)
Video: 'Bosnia-37 dead,80 injured in bloody market carnage'
(Saturday, August 28, 1995, 11:10 a.m. CET; during the Siege of Sarajevo) — A mortar shell tore through a crowded market today in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, killing 43 people and triggering NATO airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs. Continue reading Shelling kills 43 in Sarajevo, U.S. urges NATO to strike Serbs 30 years ago this hour (Aug 28 1995)
(Saturday, August 26, 1995) — “Kiss from a Rose” by Seal peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Kiss from a Rose’ by Seal peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago today (Aug 26 1995)
Video: 'Jerry Garcia's death on CBS News- Grateful Dead'
(Wednesday, August 9, 1995, 4:23 a.m. PDT) — Jerry Garcia, lead singer of the Grateful Dead, died today in his room at Serenity Knolls, a residential drug treatment center in Forest Knolls, California, of a heart attack eight days after turning 53.
Video: 'Babe' trailer
(Friday, August 4, 1995, 11:55 a.m. EDT) — Babe, a comedy-drama film about a pig raised by sheepdogs who learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett, was released today in the U.S. and Canada, opening this hour (11:55 a.m. EDT) at Sony Lincoln Square & Imax Theater at 1998 Broadway in New York City. Continue reading ‘Babe’ comedy-drama film opens in U.S. and Canada 30 years ago this hour (Aug 4 1995)
Video: 'Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in 1995'
(Thursday, July 27, 1995, 2:30-3:30 p.m. EDT) — The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated today (on the 42nd anniversary of the armistice that ended the fighting) in Washington by U.S. President Bill Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young-sam. Continue reading Korean War Veterans Memorial dedicated 30 years ago today (July 27 1995)
Video: 'Unthinkable: The Susan Smith Story'
(Saturday, July 22, 1995, announced shortly before 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Susan Smith was convicted by a jury today in Union, South Carolina, of first-degree murder for drowning her two young sons. Smith was later sentenced to life in prison, and will not be eligible for parole until 2024.
