October 21, 1992 — Madonna releases her book “Sex”
Sex is a coffee table book written by Madonna, with copious photography shot by Siung Fat Tjia and Fabien Baron,...
June 4, 2014
Art & Culture
December 10, 1992 — Paul Keating makes the “Redfern” speech
Written either by Don Watson (Keating’s chief speechwriter) or Keating himself – the two disagree on this point – there...
May 29, 2014
December 21, 1992 — Albert King dies
One of the three “Kings of the Blues” (along with B.B. King and Freddie King, none of whom were related...
May 24, 2014
August 18, 1993 — Michael Jackson is investigated for child abuse, but never charged
The Los Angeles Police Department began an investigation into the allegations of child abuse made against Michael Jackson on August...
April 29, 2014
November 24, 1993 — Albert Collins dies
Albert Collins was one of the truly great bluesmen. From the early days of his career, in 1952, through to...
April 24, 2014
May 20, 1994 — Ray Bradbury wins an Emmy for “The Halloween Tree”
Ray Bradbury originally wrote “The Halloween Tree” in 1967, as a script he and Chuck Jones planned to turn into...
March 14, 2014
May 19, 1995 — “Die Hard With A Vengeance” is released
The third film in Bruce Willis’ highly successful Die Hard franchise, this was the only one to actually be set...
February 22, 2014
November 22, 1995 — “Money Train” premieres
Not the greatest movie in the career of either Wesley Snipes or Woody Harrelson, and seen as decidedly average by...
February 12, 2014
February 14, 1996 — “Happy Gilmore” premieres
Hollywood success continued to elude Adam Sandler with “Happy Gilmore”. The film was commercially successful, but not the breakthrough he...
February 7, 2014
May 27, 1996 — Xzibit releases “Paparazzi”
The first single from Xzibit’s first album, “Paprazzi” exists to deride those rappers who are not in it for the...
February 2, 2014
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