January 24, 1995 — The trial of O.J. Simpson begins
The so-called “trial of the century” began more than seven months after the arrest of Simpson, on charges of having...
February 25, 2014
The Complete History
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
October 4, 1995 — OJ Simpson is acquitted of murder
There has been no justice for Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Ever. Either the court’s verdict was incorrect, and...
February 17, 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
June 26, 1996 — Veronica Guerin is shot and killed
Veronica Guerin was an Irish journalist whose beat was crime. This did not sit well with the criminals whose exploits...
January 24, 2014
July 9, 1996 — LeAnn Rimes releases Blue
LeAnn Rimes didn’t exactly come from nowhere – by the time she released Blue in 1996, she’d been performing and...
January 19, 2014
July 12, 1996 — Jonathan Melvoin dies of a drug overdose
Jonathan Melvoin was the brother of Susannah and Wendy Melvoin, who were members of Prince’s New Power Generation. He had...
January 14, 2014
October 30, 1996 — The Catholic Church announces the “Melbourne Response”
The Melbourne Response was a program by the Catholic Church in Victoria aimed at responding to the rising number of...
January 9, 2014
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