What are some of your favorite memories from 1994?

For me, it would be Madonna's "I'll Remember" single & video... I was totally obsessed with that song

It was also a year that I made some great frienships that unforunately did not stand the test of time, but I sure had a lot of fun while they lasted!

Let's see...that was the year of:


The Northridge (Los Angeles) earthquake....which displaced my family and me for 3 months
The baseball strike, which wiped out the postseason and the 1995 spring training :(
My graduation from junior high (aka "middle school", which is more commonly used these days) and when I moved on to high school
The O.J. Simpson chase, which happened the day after my middle-school graduation; I was glued to the TV while it was going on, since just about every station had it televised
The first time I traveled outside of California; my family and I traveled to the Midwest for two weeks.
And a few other things which I have some notable memories of, both good and bad.


Musically speaking, my favourite music acts to listen to were Ace of Base, Jon Secada and All-4-One.

Also, that year is currently the midpoint of my life!

wow 1994 is a long time i remeber the OJ chase (NBA Finals was going on NBC had a split screen) 1994 had roseanne host the VMA's on MTV (videos were showing back then) baseball strike abc is one year away being brought by disney so 1994 is ok

Let's see...that was the year of:


The Northridge (Los Angeles) earthquake....which displaced my family and me for 3 months
The baseball strike, which wiped out the postseason and the 1995 spring training :(
My graduation from junior high (aka "middle school", which is more commonly used these days) and when I moved on to high school
The O.J. Simpson chase, which happened the day after my middle-school graduation; I was glued to the TV while it was going on, since just about every station had it televised
The first time I traveled outside of California; my family and I traveled to the Midwest for two weeks.
And a few other things which I have some notable memories of, both good and bad.


Musically speaking, my favourite music acts to listen to were Ace of Base, Jon Secada and All-4-One.

Also, that year is currently the midpoint of my life!


Do you think baseball ever fully recovered from the strike in terms of popularity?

Do you think baseball ever fully recovered from the strike in terms of popularity?


possibly...I dunno

I remember my high school graduation and Kurt Cobain's suicide.  That's about it from that year - that and the fact that I wore a lot of flannel LOL.

I remember my high school graduation and Kurt Cobain's suicide.  That's about it from that year - that and the fact that I wore a lot of flannel LOL.


same here! That and the start of my freshman year in college. Oh yeah, I met my hubby this year too.

I finally moved out from my parents' house on my own...got to spin tunes at the best club (at the time) in Raleigh NC.  Also ended one relationship and started another.  Went to PA for the first time (Pittsburgh area).

Power Rangers, "Two Stupid Dogs" , and also got cable

It was my junior year of high school, and this was the year that our school brought back doing musicals. We did, Bye Bye Birdie that year.

One of my favourite songs from 1994 was 'Another Night' by MC Sar and the Real McCoy

Music highlights of 1994:
- Bruce Springsteen had his only #1 hit single in Canada with 'Streets of Philadelphia'
- Pink Floyd returned to the Canadian Top 40 with 'Keep Talking'
- Steve Perry scored his second #1 hit in Canada with 'You Better Wait'.  10 years earlier, he topped the Canaian chart with 'Oh Sherrie'

Actually, all things considered it wasn't too bad, despite some rough spots. I was living with my mom in an apartment complex (my parents had just temporarily separated but were still on friendly terms - I spent weekends with my dad usually). I made several friends with our neighbors there, and some of their cats, lol. I actually had a decent time at school, it was my last year of elementary and by that point I'd made some friends, but didn't spend as much time with them as I should have.

I was just generally having an okay time as an "old kid" (I was 12 and turning 13), listening to more '80s music and digging the TV shows and movies (especially Jim Carrey and Mrs. Doubtfire).

1994 was very memorable for me. Many things happened that year, pop culturely and on personal levels.

- John Candy, Kurt Cobain were a few of the deaths I remember that year - and well, that other obvious one, too, but we'll get to that later.
- Baseball strike
- And yes, OJ Simpson and the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
- The Lion King, Speed, I Love Trouble, Clear and Present Danger, The Shadow, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective were a few of the best movies to come out.
- MTV and Pay-Per-View air WoodStock 1994. I was glued to it...

- We bought a new house in December.
- I started Jr. High in July - it was the first year that they began the "year round" track system, so unfortunatly, I was stuck starting 7th grade in July.
- Something else happened in July, but it's girly related, lol
- I started watching "Friends" in its first season and became a fan.

Power Rangers, "Two Stupid Dogs" , and also got cable



Same Here ;)

Except I would have to replace "Two Stupid Dogs" with any show that was coming on Nickelodeon at that time, since I didn't see it until we got Cartoon Network on cable a couple of years later. I was in the 2nd grade that year, so I don't remember quite as many of the pop cultural things as others. I do remember that we also got cable also that year. It was only about 15 or so channels at first, but when all you had ever been able to watch up to that point was just 3 channels, you weren't about to complain ;D

Other than that, all the time that I didn't spend playing my Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis, I spent over at friends houses(probably pretending to be the Green Power Ranger,lol) or riding around with my parents.

- I started Jr. High in July - it was the first year that they began the "year round" track system, so unfortunatly, I was stuck starting 7th grade in July.



So your 6th grade year was still elementary school then? So was mine (1991-92).

I was 5-6 around this time... I remember playing super nintendo with my brother. watching power rangers after school.hmmm If I can put 1994 in short terms. One Of The Best Years Of My Life.

In 1994 the movie Reality Bites came out - what a great time capsule of the early/mid-90s slacker/grunge generation.

My 14 yr old friends and I were obsessed with Pulp Fiction even though we hadn't seen it. When we finally got our hands on a copy we already knew everything about it - but we still loved it!

Forrest Gump, Quiz Show and Four Weddings and Funeral were also big.

March 12th 1994 - The Church of England ordains its first female priests.

So your 6th grade year was still elementary school then? So was mine (1991-92).


Yes, exactly. My 6th grade school year started in Fall of '93 and ended Spring of '94. Most schools at the time (at least in California) were Jr. Highs, I believe. Now most in this area have been converted to Middle Schools, where 6th graders are the lowmen, where as when we were 6th graders in Elementary school, we were the Big Ones on Campus, lol.

Yes, exactly. My 6th grade school year started in Fall of '93 and ended Spring of '94. Most schools at the time (at least in California) were Jr. Highs, I believe. Now most in this area have been converted to Middle Schools, where 6th graders are the lowmen, where as when we were 6th graders in Elementary school, we were the Big Ones on Campus, lol.


When I began junior high in 1992, it was the first year that the school I attended became a "middle school" with grades 6 to 8. So the only group of students who remained there from the first half of '92 through the second half of '92 were the ones going from 7th into 8th grade (i.e., the ones who were a year ahead of me!)...as well as a boy I knew who was being held back in the 7th grade.

Interesting year - found my first love and was exposed to weed for the first time.

March 14th 1994 - Timeline of Linux development: Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released.

I was 1st/2nd grade in 1994, I remember there was a solar eclipse visible in this area in the spring (the last one to date I believe). I was collecting coins as a little one I remember, I still have my 1994 coin value book. I remember the OJ Simpson stuff, I was young and this was the first I ever heard of him, definitely remember the case being in the news. Got my first CD boombox which I still have today.

I was just looking through some of my photographs from that time, and I had also just remembered that 1994 was the year that I went to Sea World...the only time I ever went to San Diego, and it is the furthest south that I have ever been. The only other time I traveled to San Diego County, though, was in 1992 when we went to Carlsbad.

I remember them cutting into TGIF (I think Step By Step was on) to show the OJ Chase. At the time they said he was naked in the back of the bronco with a gun to his head. So weird...watching people wave to him from the overpass.

I was 1st/2nd grade in 1994, I remember there was a solar eclipse visible in this area in the spring (the last one to date I believe). I was collecting coins as a little one I remember, I still have my 1994 coin value book. I remember the OJ Simpson stuff, I was young and this was the first I ever heard of him, definitely remember the case being in the news. Got my first CD boombox which I still have today.


I remember that solar eclipse, too. I remember I was playing hooky from school that day- lol 

When I began junior high in 1992, it was the first year that the school I attended became a "middle school" with grades 6 to 8. So the only group of students who remained there from the first half of '92 through the second half of '92 were the ones going from 7th into 8th grade (i.e., the ones who were a year ahead of me!)...as well as a boy I knew who was being held back in the 7th grade.


Ohh, I see! I think ours became a "middle school" in 1996 or 1997. I remember that also the year I was there was to be the last year they'd have 9th graders at the Junior high.

March 17, 1994 - "Little More Magic" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 30 performances

I remember them cutting into TGIF (I think Step By Step was on) to show the OJ Chase. At the time they said he was naked in the back of the bronco with a gun to his head. So weird...watching people wave to him from the overpass.



You probably lived on the East Coast or something...cuz when I was watching, it was already 7 PM in California. It was local to me...and the chase went on for hours, even after he arrived home. So there was probably no TGIF for us that night.

Ohh, I see! I think ours became a "middle school" in 1996 or 1997. I remember that also the year I was there was to be the last year they'd have 9th graders at the Junior high.

Down here in L.A., most schools were converting around 1992/93. The high school that I attended began enrolling 9th graders in 1992 (for the 1992-93 school year).

March 18th 1994 - South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police

Down here in L.A., most schools were converting around 1992/93. The high school that I attended began enrolling 9th graders in 1992 (for the 1992-93 school year).


Yeah, that seems about the right time that most schools maybe in California were converting to that.

1994 was the year my husband and I moved to Hawaii...and we're still here!  :D

1994 was the year my husband and I moved to Hawaii...and we're still here!  :D

that's wonderful! I've never been there myself...but i'm sure it's nice. :)

Where'd you live before that?

that's wonderful! I've never been there myself...but i'm sure it's nice. :)

Yes, many people consider this a very desirable place to live!  :)

Where'd you live before that?


Before that, we lived on Guam (which is where I grew up)!  :D

1994 was the year my husband and I moved to Hawaii...and we're still here!  :D



Before that, we lived on Guam (which is where I grew up)!  :D


I also seem to remember you lived in Greece for a short time and Pacheco, California :0) You've lived in some very cool places, Karen!  :)

March 19th 1994 - Largest omelet (1,383 ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan

March 20th 1994 - "Cyrano The Musical" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 137 performances

March 20th 1994 - "Cyrano The Musical" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 137 performances

and in Los Angeles, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck; it was an aftershock to the Northridge earthquake. I was in an area where it could be felt, but for the life of me, I did not feel a thing!

Also, for the record, I was 5,000 days old that day. ;D

I remember that solar eclipse, too. I remember I was playing hooky from school that day- lol 


Are you serious? :) :D Like, oh my god I totally remember that too! You know, in the early-mid '90s one thing I was really interested in was sunrises and sunsets. I knew logically it would never happen, but I used to really want to go to school at night and just thought that would be fun (I'm a geek lol). Well anyway, I ended up being sick that day and I didn't even know the eclipse was gonna happen, but when I later found out I missed it, I was so ticked off at myself! Heck, not only was I not at school, but I missed it altogether.

What made it worse was that I heard the next one wouldn't be for "18 years". Even if I knew 2012 wasn't that far off, in relation to what I'd just missed, it might as well have been a hundred years.

March 23rd 1994 - At an election rally in Tijuana, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated by Mario Aburto Martínez.

Are you serious? :) :D Like, oh my god I totally remember that too! You know, in the early-mid '90s one thing I was really interested in was sunrises and sunsets. I knew logically it would never happen, but I used to really want to go to school at night and just thought that would be fun (I'm a geek lol). Well anyway, I ended up being sick that day and I didn't even know the eclipse was gonna happen, but when I later found out I missed it, I was so ticked off at myself! Heck, not only was I not at school, but I missed it altogether.

What made it worse was that I heard the next one wouldn't be for "18 years". Even if I knew 2012 wasn't that far off, in relation to what I'd just missed, it might as well have been a hundred years.


Yes, I remember it for some reason, probably because I got to stay home from school that day and had fun :0) Wow, the next one was going to be 18 years... I didn't realise that. I hope I remember the next one because that is a LONG time, even though now we've cut into it with only 4 more years left :0)

I remember Kurt Cobain's death(not a favorite memory of mine though), I was a junior in high school at the time. :-\\

1994 was also the year:

That I started getting into anime, which started with Ranma 1/2, both the comic and cartoon.... Hard to forget that favorite memory. ;D

I remember that I also heard the Nirvana song "Sappy" alot on the radio that year... This was after Kurt's death.

I remember John Candy's death, although I forgot it was in 94.

I do remember the OJ trial.

That's about all I can remember at the moment.

kurt cobain sucide was very big and sad music news in 1994 and I saw it on MTV (when they had music videos playing) and kurt (i am old for mtv news) loder broke the story in the week in rock set

March 27th 1994 - One of the biggest tornado outbreaks in recent memory hits the Southeastern United States. One tornado slams into a church in Piedmont, Alabama during Palm Sunday services killing 20 and injuring 90.

I turned 10 in December of that year.  I can recall that eclipse many of you mention because our teachers let us outside with special glasses so we could look at it.  That summer one of my best friends ( and one of the only four real friends I had back then) moved form Iowa to New Jersey. I remember my friend Steve and I got tickets to see a "monster truck show" at the University of Northern Iowa's dome stadium. The highlight of my summer was my family's trip to St.L. We went up in the Gateway Arch, attended a Cardinals game and toured Huck Finn cave. As far as pop culture goes I can remember going to see Dumb and Dumber in the cinema and I laughed so hard at the scene where they kill the Owl that I fell out of my seat hyperventilating. I was not too shocked to hear of Mr.Cobain's death but the death of John Candy ( peace be with him ) just made me flip.  Oh, I almost forgot! I remember going ice skating with my uncle at Young Arena in Waterloo; where I fell and a kid skated over my thumb, damn near ripping it off. 

When I think of 1994 the following things come to mind

"I'll Remember" by Madonna
Baseball
Camping out in my parents back yard
High School
New friends
Volleyball
Josh
Ryan


That's about it, tit.

When I think of 1994 the following things come to mind



That's about it, tit.


hahaahaha ;D :D

March 28th 1994 - BBC Radio Five Live broadcasts for first time in United Kingdom

1994 for me was

Getting cable
Flannel
Discovering Metallica
SNES          and
The original gameboy

March 29th 1994 - Serbs and Croats signed a cease-fire to end the war in Croatia

March 30th 1994 - The England Cricket Team all out for 46 at Port-of-Spain.

A memorial day for cricket.

March 31st 1994 - The journal Nature reports the finding in Ethiopia of the first complete Australopithecus afarensis skull.

April 6th 1994 - The Rwandan Genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down.

I was a junior in high school.

First half, senior in high school
Last half, freshman in college

April 8th 1994 - The body of Kurt Cobain, lead singer and guitarist for the grunge band Nirvana, was found at his residence in Lake Washington.

April 12th 1994 - Canter & Siegel post the first commercial mass Usenet spam.

April 15th 1994 - Representatives of 124 countries and the European Communities sign the Marrakesh Agreements revising the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and initiating the World Trade Organization (effective January 1, 1995).

April 15th 1994 - Representatives of 124 countries and the European Communities sign the Marrakesh Agreements revising the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and initiating the World Trade Organization (effective January 1, 1995).

And my family and I moved back into our mobile home after living in motels for 3 months after the Northridge earthquake. The very next day, I got the chicken pox. :P

And my family and I moved back into our mobile home after living in motels for 3 months after the Northridge earthquake. The very next day, I got the chicken pox. :P
You just cannot win?

You just cannot win?



I don't know what you mean by that. Yes, I knew I was going to get CP at some point. And apparently it happened to me at age 13 3/4. I had to miss a whole week of school. I was housebound for five straight days. From the afternoon of April 16, 1994, until about 5 PM on the 21st, I did not see the outside world at all.

1994 was an epic year. Probably THE year that epitomises the 90s most.

I'll remember it for all sorts of things:

~ One of the biigest and best years ever for film : Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, The Lion King, Leon, Forrest Gump, Hoop Dreams, Ed Wood etc
~ Three time F1 World Champion Aryton Senna killed at the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola May 01
~ The OJ Simpson saga begins
~ On TV - Friends, ER, Party of Five all began

April 21st 1994 - The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomer Alexander Wolszczan.

April 22nd 1994 - In Denmark the largest lollipop weighing 3,011 pounds was made.

'94  I was end of 10th/beginning of 11th in '94

definitely the whole OJ thing--watching his little white Bronco

flannel shirts, jeans, Birkenstocks

got my first kiss that year ;)

April 26th 1994 - Physicists announce first evidence of the top quark subatomic particle.

April 27th 1994 - South African general election, 1994: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote.

May 6th 1994 - Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.

It ushered in a golden era in hip-hop. You had classics from Nas, Biggie, Wutang etc...

On the flip side I was beginning college, and the fast good life was approaching of girls and partying.

I was beginning preschool  ;D

And, although I wasn't even 4 when it happened, I remember Kurt Cobain's death happening, since my father was a pretty big Nirvana fan at the time, and he was pretty disillusioned by the whole event.

'94 was a good year for me, a great year for movies, a mediocre year for video games ('95 would be good, with the PSOne, and '96 - '00 would be the golden age of video games), and a bad year for music (but '95 and '96 would be pretty good).

OK.

Let's nuke that new thread from a couple of weeks ago.

It's clearly a dupe thread.  There was a perfectly good thread about 1994, and not a single one of us - not even Darko himself - found it.