April 19, 1993
Gas cost $1.11 a gallon in the spring of 1993, and the Dow Jones stood at 3,754 — a ceasefire in Bosnia was holding uneasily as NATO considered deploying as many as 20,000 American troops to the region, a sign that the post-Cold War world was still working out what stability looked like. On the pop charts, Snow's reggae-rap single "Informer" was holding the number one spot, while audiences were filling theaters to see "Indecent Proposal," and Robert James Waller's novel "The Bridges of Madison County" sat atop the fiction bestseller list. The Chicago Bulls claimed their third NBA championship by defeating the Phoenix Suns, the same spring that the newly independent nation of Eritrea was admitted to the United Nations for the first time, marking a milestone in a decades-long struggle for sovereignty that had finally reached its end.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — April 19, 1993
World Events — April 1993
Time Person of the Year — 1993
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 19, 1993
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1992–93 Season
Emmy Winners — 1993
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — April 19, 1993
Ebert 4-Star Films — April 19, 1993
On the field
Sports Champions — April 19, 1993
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