1. Events Music Television Movies Sports 1994-1996

2. 1994 Events • Tonya Harding wins the national Figure Skating championship title but is stripped of her title following an attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan. • Channel Tunnel opened on May 6th between England and France • OJ Simpson flees police in his white ford bronco

3. 1994 Music • 4/8: Kurt Cobain’s body is discovered after his suicide • More Alternative rock • Green Day: Dookie • “She” • “When I Come Around” • “Basket Case” • Best selling album of 1994 • Tim McGraw: Not A Moment Too Soon • “Indian Outlaw” • “Don’t Take the Girl”

4. 1994 Music • The best selling album of 1995, released in July of 1994 • Hootie & the Blowfish: Cracked Rear View • “Hold My Hand” • “Let Her Cry” • More alternative rock • The Dave Mathews Band: Under the Table & Dreaming • “Satellite” • “What Would You Say”

6. 1994 TV • New Shows • “ER” • George Clooney • Anthony Edwards • Julianna Margulies • Noah Wyle • “Friends” • Lisa Kudrow • Courtney Cox • Jennifer Aniston • Matt LaBlanc • Matthew Perry • David Schwimmer • Top 5 Shows • Seinfeld • ER • Home Improvement • Grace Under Fire • Monday Night Football

7. ER

8. Friends

9. 1994 Movies • Forest Gump: A kind hearted man travels through historic events in the US • Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Robin Wright • The Shawshank Redemption: Two men bond over many years in prison • Tim Robbins & Morgan Freeman • The Lion King: A lion cub flees the pride thinking he killed his father • Matthew Boderick, James Earl Jones • True Lies: A secret agent uses his resources to track his wife’s affair with another man • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis

10. Forest Gump

11. The Shawshank Redemption

12. The Lion King

13. True Lies

14. 1995 Events • Truck Bomb devastates Oklahoma City Federal Building killing 168 people • Timothy McVey • OJ Simpson is found not guilty • Windows 95 released by Microsoft • The Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio

15. 1995 Music • A New Song Writer • Jewel: Pieces of You • “You Were Meant for Me” • “Who Will Save Your Soul” • New Alternative Rock • No Doubt, Tragic Kingdom • “Just A Girl” • “Don’t Speak” • “Spiderwebs”

16. 1995 Music • Winner of 6 Grammy’s in 1996 • Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill • “Ironic” • “Hand in my Pocket” • “You Learn” • Grunge one more time • The Presidents of the United States: The Presidents of the United States • “Lump” • “Peaches”

18. 1995 • “The Drew Carey Show” • Drew Carey • Ryan Stiles • “J.A.G.” • David James Elliot • Catherine Bell • MADtv • Multiple stars over the 14 years of the show • Top 5 Shows • ER • Seinfeld • Friends • Caroline in the City • Monday Night Football

19. The Drew Carey Show

20. JAG

21. MADtv “Ms Swan”

22. 1995 Movies • Toy Story: A cowboy toy is threatened by the arrival of a space ranger • Tom Hanks, Tim Allen • Braveheart: William Wallace fights an English king for freedom • Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau • Billy Madison: to inherit the family fortune, Billy must complete his education • Adam Sandler, Bridgette Wilson

23. Toy Story

24. Braveheart

25. Billy Madison

26. 1996 Events • Dolly the sheep, becomes the first mammal to be successfully cloned • American Pathfinder islaunched on its 310 million mile mission to Mars • Ebay started the online auction and shopping website, where people buy and sell goods and services worldwide. • DVDs are released in Japan

27. 1996 Music • The Barenaked Ladies: Born On A Pirate Ship • 1st album to become a mainstream success • “The Old Apartment” • Single of the year in 1997 • Fiona Apple: Tidal • “Criminal” • Another song writer hits it big • Sheryl Crow: Sheryl Crow • “A Change Would Do You Good” • “If It Makes You Happy”

28. 1996 Music • The biggest selling album by an all girl group of all time • The Spice Girls: Spice • “Wannabe” • “Say You’ll Be There” • A new boy band • The Backstreet Boys: • “Quit Playing Games with My Heart”

30. 1996 TV • New Shows • 3rd Rock From the Sun • Jane Curtin • French Stewart • John Lithgow • Spin City • Michael J. Fox 1-4 • Heather Locklear • Charlie Sheen 5-6 • Everybody Loves Raymond • Ray Ramano • Patricia Heaton • Brad Garrett • Top 5 Shows • E.R. • Seinfeld • Suddenly Susan • Friends • Naked Truth

31. 3rd Rock From the Sun

32. Spin City

33. Everybody Loves Raymond

34. 1996 Movies • The Rock: A renegade general and his group of U.S. Marines take over Alcatraz and threaten San Francisco Bay with biological weapons • Nicholas Cage, Sean Connery, Ed Harris • Independence Day: Aliens invade the Earth, on July 4th • Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum • Happy Gilmore: A rejected hockey player tries golf to save his grandma’s home • Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen

35. The Rock

36. Independence Day

37. Happy Gilmore

38. 1996 Sports • The Summer Olympics • Held in Atlanta, Georgia • Michael Johnson becomes the 1st track athlete to win the 200 & 400 meter dashes in the same Olympics • Sets a world record in the 200 • Sets an Olympic record in the 400 • A nail bomb exploding near the Olympics village delays the games for a day