When This Dropped

December 30, 1994

President
Clinton
Dow Jones
3,838
Gas/gal
$1.11
Big Mac
$2.30
Min Wage
$4.25

By the winter of 1994, Clinton was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $4.25/hr — the country was managing an ongoing military budget debate, with the Clinton administration pushing for increased defense spending even as the Cold War had recently ended. On the cultural front, Robin Williams was drawing crowds to "Mrs. Doubtfire" at the box office while "Frasier" was earning Emmy recognition as the top comedy on television. That winter, the Houston Rockets claimed the NBA championship over the New York Knicks, and American athletes brought home 13 medals — including 6 gold — from the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

On the cover

Magazine Covers — December 30, 1994

New York Times
Rolling Stone
TV Guide
Nat. Geographic

NY Times Headlines — Week of December 30, 1994

In Newark, Prologue To An Arts Center

The Basinger Bankruptcy Bomb

Russian Troops And Secessionists Battle Fiercely In Grozny Streets

Warning For Brazil In Mexican Crisis

World Events — December 1994

Time Person of the Year — 1994

The Peacemakers
Person of the Year
The Peacemakers

On the radio

Billboard Charts — December 30, 1994

On Bended Knee
Boyz II Men
Hot 100 #1
"On Bended Knee"
Boyz II Men
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 — 1994–95 Season

Home Improvement
Nielsen #1 TV Show
Home Improvement
Nielsen
Top 10
TV Shows
Nielsen Ratings
Top 10 TV Shows
1994–95 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 — December 30, 1994

Dumb and Dumber
Box Office #1
Dumb and Dumber
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 — December 30, 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 — December 30, 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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