Video: 'Howards End' trailer
(Friday, March 13, 1992) — Howards End, a film about class relations in turn-of-the-20th-century England, opened today in U.S. theaters, including the Fine Arts in New York.
Directed by James Ivory, the film starred Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter and Emma Thompson. It would go on to receive nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
Video: Rick Santorum on House banking scandal (1992, part 1)
(Friday, March 13, 1992) — The U.S. House of Representatives, trying to weather a politically embarrassing firestorm, voted unanimously today to publicly identify 355 current and former members who had overdrawn their accounts at the House bank. Continue reading House votes to list names of 355 who wrote bad checks 20 years ago today (1992)
Video: 'Hero' (part 1)
(Wednesday, March 11, 1992, 8:30 p.m. ET) — McKinley High’s basketball team is having a great season thanks to their star player, Bobby Riddle on tonight’s episode of the TV comedy-drama series The Wonder Years. Continue reading ‘Hero’ episode airs on ‘The Wonder Years’ 20 years ago this hour (1992)
'The Good Samaritan' behind-the-scenes
(Wednesday, March 4, 1992, 9:30 p.m. ET) — Jerry tracks down a hit-and-run driver, then he wants to date her on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV sitcom Seinfeld.
'The Limo' promo
(Wednesday, February 26, 1992, 9:30 p.m. ET) — On a whim, Jerry and George take a limo from a passenger that Jerry knows never made it on the plane on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV sitcom Seinfeld.
Video: 'Double Double Date' (part 1)
(Wednesday, February 26, 1992, 8:30 p.m. ET) — Kevin wants to date Inga and he uses Winnie to help him get a date on tonight’s episode of the TV comedy-drama series The Wonder Years. Continue reading ‘Double Double Date’ episode airs on ‘The Wonder Years’ 20 years ago this hour (1992)
Video: Album Of The Year awarded
(Tuesday, February 25, 1992) — Natalie Cole’s sentimental, high-tech tribute to her late father dominated at tonight’s Grammy Awards, getting the honors for record, song and album of the year and accumulating seven prizes in all at the 34th Grammy Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Bonnie Raitt and R.E.M. each won three. Continue reading Grammy voters find Cole ‘Unforgettable’ 20 years ago tonight (1992)
(Thursday, February 20, 1992, 9 p.m. EST) — Two days after the New Hampshire primaries, U.S. businessman Ross Perot appeared on CNN’s Larry King Live and announced his intention to run for president as an independent if his supporters could get his name on the ballot in all fifty states.
(Tuesday, February 18, 1992) — Former Massachusetts Sen. Paul Tsongas won New Hampshire’s Democratic primary today while Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton ran a strong second and proclaimed himself “the comeback kid” after weeks of controversy.
In the Republican race, incumbent President Bush won an unconvincing victory, surviving angry voters who gave conservative challenger Patrick Buchanan a strong second place.
Bill Clinton on 'Nightline' (part 1)
(Wednesday, February 12, 1992, 11:30 p.m.) — Six days before the New Hampshire primary, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton appeared on ABC-TV’s Nightline to answer questions about how he avoided the military draft during the Vietnam War, specifically to explain his decision to back out of an agreement to join the ROTC program. Continue reading Bill Clinton seeks to diminish draft controversy before New Hampshire primary 20 years ago this hour (1992)
