When This Dropped

July 26, 1994

President
Clinton
Dow Jones
3,736
Gas/gal
$1.11
Big Mac
$2.30
Min Wage
$4.25

A Big Mac cost $2.30 that summer of 1994, and the Dow Jones sat at 3,834 — President Clinton had just ordered Pentagon action to aid Rwandan refugees, a humanitarian crisis unfolding on the other side of the world while most Americans were focused on their own summer routines. On the radio, All-4-One's "I Swear" was the dominant song of the season, and at the multiplex, "Forrest Gump" had just opened and was pulling in record crowds. That June, NASA formally opened its Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, the dedicated manufacturing hub that would be used to assemble hardware for the International Space Station — a landmark step toward what would become the largest structure humans ever placed in orbit.

On the cover

Magazine Covers — July 26, 1994

New York Times
Rolling Stone
TV Guide
Nat. Geographic

NY Times Headlines — Week of July 26, 1994

China Halts Listing Of New Stock

U.N. Authorizes Invasion Of Haiti To Be Led By U.S.

China Human-Rights Tactic Spreads

World Events — July 1994

Time Person of the Year — 1994

The Peacemakers
Person of the Year
The Peacemakers

On the radio

Billboard Charts — July 26, 1994

I Swear
All-4-One
Hot 100 #1
"I Swear"
All-4-One
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 — July 26, 1994

Forrest Gump
Box Office #1
Forrest Gump
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 — July 26, 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 — July 26, 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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