Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
Whitey Bulger, an organized crime boss, fled Boston after fearing arrest from the FBI.
The original PlayStation was launched in Japan.
The Sega Saturn was released in Japan.
Cobb, a film about the baseball player Ty Cobb and starring Tommy Lee Jones premiered.
Gliese 229B became the first brown dwarf to be seen and identified by astronomers.
Susan Smith murdered her two children and tried to pin on a made-up Black man.
NASA's space probe Magellan burned in the Venus atmosphere.
NASA launched the Endeavour space shuttle from the Kennedy Space Center on Mission STS-68.
The American Drama movie 'The Shawshank Redemption' by Frank Darabont was released in the US.
'Friends' debuted on NBC and continued for ten seasons.
NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle launched from Florida on its 19th mission, STS-64.
After 25 years of fighting with the British, the IRA announced a ceasefire on Britain.
Tokyo celebrated the country's first LGBTQ+ pride parade.
Britain fitted the first-ever battery-operated heart in the first operation of its kind.
Venezuelan political terrorist Carlos the Jackal was captured in Sudan.
A galaxy named 'Dwingeloo 1' was discovered to be just 10 million light-years from our own.
Tokyo had its hottest day on record, reaching a staggering 102.4°F (39.1°C).
Former British prime minister Tony Blair won the leadership election for the British Labour Party.
Seal released their hit single 'Kiss from a Rose.'
The Forrest Gump movie was released in the US.
Amazon was incorporated.
Aerosmith became the first major-label band to allow fans to freely download their new single 'Head First' online.
Police captured O.J. Simpson for murder charges after a 90-minute police chase.
The Lion King premiered, making a staggering $968.5 million at the Box Office!
South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations after ending Apartheid.
Lisa Marie, Elvis Presley's daughter, married Michael Jackson. However, they divorced after four years.
The 'Grease' musical production opened at the Eugene O' Neill Theater in New York City, running for 1,503 performances.
Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.
Jeffrey Dahmer got baptized while in prison at Columbia Correctional Institution in Wisconsin.
Edvard Munch's painting 'The Scream' was found at a hotel, just three months after it had been stolen from a museum.
Bobcat Goldthwait was charged with two misdemeanors after setting a chair on fire during his appearance on 'The Tonight Show.'
The Simpsons aired its 100th television episode on Fox.
President Richard Nixon died of a stroke at the age of 81.
Michael Moorer claimed the heavyweight boxing title after smashing Evander Holyfield in Paradise, Nevada, US.
American construction worker Rodney King received $3.8 million in compensation after suffering police brutality on March 3, 1991.
Star Trek actor George Takei had an asteroid named after him.
Kurt Cobain from Nirvana committed suicide at age 27 by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun.
The world's largest omelet was cooked up in Japan.
The United States military banned smoking in the workplace.
The famous iconic painting 'The Scream' by Edvard Munch was stolen from a gallery in Oslo, Norway.
American actor Jack Nicholson got road rage and decided to smash the windscreen of someone's car with a golf club.
A Russian cosmonaut flew aboard a NASA Space Shuttle for the first time.
