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
The Past
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
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
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
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
November 28, 1994 — Jeffrey Dahmer is beaten to death in prison
In February 1992, Jeffrey Dahmer’s trial began. He was convicted of fifteen charges of murder, for a total sentence of...
February 27, 2014
June 12, 1994 — Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are found murdered
Nicole Brown Simpson had been divorced from O.J. Simpson for two years at the time she was murdered. She and...
March 9, 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 10, 1994 — John Wayne Gacy is executed for murder
John Wayne Gacy was a serial rapist and murderer who lived in Chicago, Illinois. He is known to have raped...
March 19, 2014
May 5, 1994 — Michael Fay is caned for vandalism in Singapore
Michael Fay was 18 years old and apparently didn’t realise that laws were different in Singapore from in his native...
March 24, 2014
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