When This Dropped

April 9, 1994

President
Clinton
Dow Jones
3,682
Gas/gal
$1.11
Big Mac
$2.30
Min Wage
$4.25

Gas cost $1.11 a gallon in the spring of 1994, and the Dow Jones stood at 3,834 — Israeli and Palestinian leaders were completing a historic withdrawal of Israeli troops from Jericho, marking a concrete step in the implementation of the Oslo Accords. On American screens and radio stations, "NYPD Blue" was winning the Emmy for drama while R. Kelly's "Bump N' Grind" sat at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, and John Grisham's "The Chamber" was the novel readers were taking to the beach. The Houston Rockets won their first NBA championship that June by defeating the New York Knicks, the same spring that the Channel Tunnel officially opened between England and France, allowing passengers to travel between the two countries by rail in 35 minutes for the first time in history.

On the cover

Magazine Covers — April 9, 1994

New York Times
Rolling Stone
TV Guide
Nat. Geographic

NY Times Headlines — Week of April 9, 1994

2 Nato Jets Bomb The Serbs Besieging A Bosnian Haven; U.S. Warns Of More Strikes

Congress Loath To Finance Gatt Treaty'S Tariff Losses

World Events — April 1994

Time Person of the Year — 1994

The Peacemakers
Person of the Year
The Peacemakers

On the radio

Billboard Charts — April 9, 1994

Bump N' Grind
R. Kelly
Hot 100 #1
"Bump N' Grind"
R. Kelly
Miami Vice
Soundtrack
Billboard 200 #1
"Miami Vice"
Soundtrack

Grammy Awards

MTV Unplugged
Tony Bennett
Grammy Album of the Year
"MTV Unplugged"
Tony Bennett
Streets of Philadelphia
Bruce Springsteen
Grammy Song of the Year
"Streets of Philadelphia"
Bruce Springsteen
All I Wanna Do
Sheryl Crow
Grammy Record of the Year
"All I Wanna Do"
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Grammy Best New Artist
Sheryl Crow

On the bookshelf

The Chamber
John Grisham
NYT Fiction #1
"The Chamber"
John Grisham
In the Kitchen with Rosie
Rosie Daley
NYT Non-Fiction #1
"In the Kitchen with Rosie"
Rosie Daley
The Shipping News
E. Annie Proulx
Pulitzer Prize Fiction
"The Shipping News"
E. Annie Proulx
A Frolic of His Own
William Gaddis
National Book Award Fiction
"A Frolic of His Own"
William Gaddis
How We Die
Sherwin B. Nuland
National Book Award Nonfiction
"How We Die"
Sherwin B. Nuland

On the television

Nielsen Top 10 — 1993–94 Season

Home Improvement
Nielsen #1 TV Show
Home Improvement
Nielsen
Top 10
TV Shows
Nielsen Ratings
Top 10 TV Shows
1993–94 Season

Emmy Winners — 1994

NYPD Blue
Emmy Drama Series
NYPD Blue
Frasier
Emmy Comedy Series
Frasier
Dennis Franz
NYPD Blue
Emmy Lead Actor
Dennis Franz
NYPD Blue
Kathy Baker
Picket Fences
Emmy Lead Actress
Kathy Baker
Picket Fences

At the movies

Box Office & Oscar Winners — April 9, 1994

Major League II
Box Office #1
Major League II
Schindler's List
Oscar Best Picture
Schindler's List
Robert Zemeckis
Forrest Gump
Oscar Best Director
Robert Zemeckis
Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks
Forrest Gump
Oscar Best Actor
Tom Hanks
Forrest Gump
Jessica Lange
Blue Sky
Oscar Best Actress
Jessica Lange
Blue Sky

Ebert 4-Star Films — April 9, 1994

Body Snatchers
4-Star Review
Body Snatchers
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
4-Star Review
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Exotica
4-Star Review
Exotica
Forrest Gump
4-Star Review
Forrest Gump
Fresh
4-Star Review
Fresh

On the field

Sports Champions — April 9, 1994

Super Bowl
Dallas Cowboys
def. Buffalo Bills
NBA Champion
Houston Rockets
def. New York Knicks
Stanley Cup
New York Rangers
def. Vancouver Canucks
Winter Olympics
Lillehammer, Norway
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