1993 For the first time Islamic Fundamentalists
bomb World Trade Center. A devastating tsunami, caused by an earthquake
off Hokkaido, Japan kills 202 on the small island of Okushiri. The ever
popular Beanie Babies are launched . In technology the first bagless vacuum
cleaner is invented and Intel introduces the Pentium Processor.
Cost of Living 1993
How Much things cost in 1993
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 2.96%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 3654
Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 6.00%
Average Cost of new house $113,200.00
Average Income per year $31,230.00
Average Monthly Rent $532.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas $1.16
Movie Ticket $4.14
Average cost of new car $12,750.00
Loaf of Bread $1.57
Tuition to Harvard University $23,514.00
What Events Happened in 1993
Bill Clinton
President of the United States
Islamic Fundamentalists bomb World Trade
Center
Ferry in Haiti sinks - over 1000 die
Several bombs explode in Bombay, India killing
about 300
Severe Blizzard strikes the eastern
U.S., bringing record snowfall and other severe weather all the way
from Cuba to Québec
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake off Hokkaido, Japan
launches a devastating tsunami, killing 202 on the small island of Okushiri,
Hokkaido
Earthquake centered on Killari, Maharashtra,
India kills nearly 10,000 people.
Fighting occurs between Muslims and Croats
in Bosnia
The United Nations sets up safe haven
for Muslim Refugees in Srebrenica in Bosnia
The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally
establishing the European Union.
EU Farmers protest the reduction in
agricultural subsidies due to Maastricht Treaty
In the United Kingdom, 11-year-olds Robert
Thompson and Jon Venables are convicted of the child murder of 2-year-old
James Bulger of Liverpool
Earthquake hits Flores, Indonesia -
2200 dead
A report states 2.5 million people in Europe
are homeless
Buckingham Palace opens its doors to
the public
The IRA explodes a massive bomb in
a parked Van in Bishopsgate in the heart of the City of London
An anti-abortion activist murders a
doctor outside an abortion clinic
Russian Nuclear Accident at Tomask 7
Ben Johnson, is banned from athletics for
life
The US and Soviet Union sign Start II
reducing nuclear warheads by 3,500 each
Harley Davidson Motorcycles are 90
years old
Ty Warner USA launches the first Beanie
Babies
Worst Brush Fires in Australian History
destroy the world's second largest national park Royal National Park
Slovakia Gains Independence when Czechoslovakia
divides into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Two former police officers are convicted
of violating the civil rights of beaten motorist Rodney King.
Popular Culture 1993
The satirical British magazine Punch publishes
it's final issue after 150 years due to falling sales and subscriptions
Popular Films
Jurassic Park
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Fugitive
The Firm
Sleepless in Seattle
Indecent Proposal
In the Line of Fire
The Pelican Brief
Schindler's List
Cliffhanger
Philadelpha
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Popular Musicians
Janet Jackson with "That's The Way Love
Goes"
Snoop Doggy Dogg
Garth Brooks
Rage Against the Machine
Phil Collins
UB40
Radiohead
Aerosmith
Madonna
Rod Stewart with "Have I told You Lately"
Mariah Carey with "Dream Lover"
Nirvana
Whitney Houston with "I Will Always Love
You"
Meat Loaf
The Proclaimers
R.E.M.
Garth Brooks
Alice in Chains
Technology 1993
The Pentium
microprocessor introduced by Intel.
Windows NT 3.1 released by Microsoft
The World Wide Web was born at CERN
Dyson sells the first bagless cyclonic Vacuum
Cleaner
World Health Organization W.H.O. estimates
14 million people worldwide infected with the AIDS Virus
The Debian GNU/Linux distribution is founded
by Ian Murdock.
Federal Agents raid religious cult Waco, Texas
Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to repair
an optical flaw in the Hubble Space Telescope.
The first cloning of a Human Embryo by 2 American
Scientists.
US Drops SDI initiative
US and Russia sign the Start II treaty calling
for bilateral reduction of strategic nuclear weapons
