January 5, 1993 — The MV Braer runs aground in the Shetlands
The oil tanker MV Braer was en route from Bergen, Norway to Quebec, Canada when it ran aground. Two days...
May 19, 2014
1993
March 22, 1993 — Intel releases the first Pentium chips
Intel’s first Pentium microprocessor was the Pentium P5. Released on March 22, 1993, it was an x86 compatible chip that...
May 14, 2014
June 23, 1993 — Lorena Bobbit hacks off her husband John’s penis
The Bobbits – Lorena and John Wayne Bobbit – had been married for a little over five years of not...
May 9, 2014
June 24, 1993 — Dr David Gelertner is injured by the Unabomber’s mail bomb
Gelertner was a professor of computer science at Yale University who made important contributions to his discipline in the seventies...
May 4, 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
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