What Happened in 1993

"The Movie" - Season 4 Episode 14 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Movie" is the fifty-fourth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 14th episode for the 4th season. It aired on January 6,... Read more

Dizzy Gillespie Dies

On January 6, 1993, Dizzy Gillespie, the last of the primary originators of Be-Bop jazz, died in Englewood, New Jersey. The... Read more

MST3K Ep. 421 - "Monster A-Go Go"

(Short: Circus on Ice) An irradiated astronaut returns to Earth as a giant mutant, and a search for him ensues. The short offers a look at the 40th... Read more

MST3K Ep. 422 - "The Day The Earth Froze"

(Short: Here Comes the Circus) Nordic fantasy tale, based loosely on the Kalevala, about a wicked witch's schemes to get, and later regain, a magic... Read more

Maya Angelou recites On the Pulse of Morning at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton

In 1993, she recited her poem On the Pulse of Morning at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton, becoming the first poet to make an inaugural... Read more

Bill Clinton is inaugurated as the 42nd president of the United States

Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by... Read more

MST3K Ep. 423 - "Bride of the Monster"

(Short: Hired!, Part 1) Mad scientist Dr. Eric Vornoff (Bela Lugosi) lives in a remote swampy area and creates supermen in his lab with the help of... Read more

"The Visa" - Season 4 Episode 15 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Visa" is the fifty-fifth episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 15th episode of the 4th season. It aired on January 27, 1993. Plot... Read more

MST3K Ep. 424 - "Manos: The Hands of Fate"

(Short: Hired!, Part 2) A hapless family on a car trip in rural Texas take refuge at an inn run on behalf of The Master by the satyr Torgo,... Read more

Super Bowl XXVII - Cowboys 52, Bills 17

Super Bowl XXVII was an American football game played on January 31, 1993 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football... Read more

Radiohead releases single, "Anyone Can Play Guitar"

"Anyone Can Play Guitar" was a single taken from Radiohead's first album Pablo Honey, released just in advance of the album. It was the band's... Read more

Cathedral release The Ethereal Mirror

The Ethereal Mirror is the second full-length album by British doom metal band Cathedral. Released in 1993, this album sees the band experiment a... Read more

Accept releases Objection Overruled

Objection Overruled is the 1993 reunion album by German heavy metal band Accept, the first to feature Udo Dirkschneider on lead vocals since 1986's... Read more

"The Shoes" - Season 4 Episode 16 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Shoes" is the fifty-sixth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 16th episode for the 4th season. It aired on February 4,... Read more

Boston Celtics Hold Larry Bird Night at the Garden

Feb. 4, 1993 In an unprecendented move, the Celtics hold Larry Bird Night at the Garden—with no game scheduled—to celebrate Bird's career and... Read more

Bill Clinton Signs his First Law the Family and Medical Leave Act

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), was passed by the 103rd United States Congress and subsequently signed into law on 5 August 1993... Read more

Mick Jagger Releases "Wandering Spirit"

Wandering Spirit is the third solo album by Mick Jagger and was released in 1993, Jagger's only solo album release of the 1990s. Jagger aimed to... Read more

"The Outing" - Season 4 Episode 17 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Outing" is the fifty-seventh episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 17th episode for the 4th season. It aired on February 11,... Read more

President Bill Clinton Nominates Janet Reno for Attorney General

Janet Wood Reno (born July 21, 1938) is the former Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001). She was nominated by President Bill Clinton... Read more

"Groundhog Day" Is Released

Groundhog Day is a 1993 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. It was written by Ramis and Danny Rubin,... Read more

"The Old Man" - Season 4 Episode 18 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Old Man" is the fifty-eighth episode of the American television sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 18th episode of the 4th season. It aired on... Read more

Radiohead releases first studio album, "Pablo Honey"

Pablo Honey, released in early 1993, is the first album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead. The cover features the baby Tim Coates, the... Read more

"The Implant" - Season 4 Episode 19 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Implant" is the 59th episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 19th episode for the 4th season. It aired on February 25, 1993. Plot... Read more

World Trade Center Bombed

Al Queda bombed the World Trade Center in hopes that the towers would fall. This event killed six people and injured 1,042 more. Read more

World Trade Center Bombing

A large rising of an Islamic radical group during the early 1990's in the United States brought forth the first plan of a terrorist attack on the... Read more