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Sharon Pratt
Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
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The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Evangelos Averoff
Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence (born 1910)
Sharon Pratt
Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
Ben Hardy (actor)
Ben Hardy, English actor
Alexey Marchenko
Alexey Marchenko, Russian ice hockey player
Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.
Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician; 17th Governor of Washington (born 1914)
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Paulo Gazzaniga
Paulo Gazzaniga, Argentine footballer
Ronald Darby
Ronald Darby, American football player
Jonah Bolden
Jonah Bolden, Australian-American basketball player
Carlos Soler
Carlos Soler, Spanish footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Rugrats
"Naked Tommy / Tommy and the Secret Club" (Season 3, Episode 15) aired on 1994-01-02.
Problem Child
"Junior Dies Hard" (Season 1, Episode 10) aired on 1994-01-02.
CBS News Sunday Morning
"Sun Jan 2 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 1) aired on 1994-01-02.
Conan and the Young Warriors
"Arena" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1994-01-02.
"Unhappy birthday" (Season 5, Episode 13) aired on 1994-01-02.
"All Shook Up" (Season 1, Episode 12) aired on 1994-01-02.
"Weight for Me" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1995-01-02.
"The Marble Armrest of Xerxis" (Season 3, Episode 21) aired on 1995-01-02.
"The Vanderbilts: An American Dynasty" (Season 1995, Episode 4) aired on 1995-01-02.
"Connie Chung, Gary Oldman, The Tractors" (Season 1995, Episode 1) aired on 1995-01-02.
"The Thrilla Near the Vanilla Extract" (Season 8, Episode 12) aired on 1996-01-02.
"Tues Jan 02 1996" (Season 1996, Episode 1) aired on 1996-01-02.
"Tues Jan 02 1996" (Season 1996, Episode 1) aired on 1996-01-02.
"Lisa Kudrow, Art Donovan, Blues Traveler" (Season 1996, Episode 1) aired on 1996-01-02.
"Don Yenko, Mustang Club of America, The Boss 429 Mustang" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1997-01-02.
"Alec Baldwin, Cast of Chicago" (Season 1997, Episode 1) aired on 1997-01-02.
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