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Margaret Barr (choreographer)
Margaret Barr (choreographer), Australian choreographer and teacher of dance-drama (born 1904)
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Congress of People's Deputies of Russia
The Congress of People's Deputies of Russia elects Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
Erica Garner
Erica Garner, American civil rights activist (died 2017)
Yaime Pérez
Yaime Perez, Cuban discus thrower
Gregg Sulkin
Gregg Sulkin, English actor
Rogério Lemgruber, Brazilian criminal, founder of Comando Vermelho (born 1952)
The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war-torn Sarajevo drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens.
Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.
Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Margaret Barr (choreographer)
Margaret Barr (choreographer), Australian choreographer and teacher of dance-drama (born 1904)
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1966)
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Joe Biagini
Joe Biagini, American baseball pitcher
Tan Zhongyi
Tan Zhongyi, Women's World Chess Champion, 2017–2018
Tyler Nevin
Tyler Nevin, American baseball player
Markelle Fultz
Markelle Fultz, American basketball player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Rugrats
"A Rugrats Passover" (Season 3, Episode 26) aired on 1994-05-29.
Biography
"Howdy Doody And Buffalo Bob Smith" (Season 1995, Episode 27) aired on 1995-05-29.
The Price is Right
"Wed, May 29, 1996" (Season 1996, Episode 105) aired on 1996-05-29.
Babylon 5
"Ship of Tears" (Season 3, Episode 14) aired on 1996-05-29.
"Geraldo Rivera (guest host), Gerald Uelmen" (Season 1996, Episode 66) aired on 1996-05-29.
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