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7 May 1999
The Mummy, directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser, premiered in the US.
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1 May 1999
SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on Nickelodeon.
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31 Mar 1999
The Matrix was released in the US and grossed over $460 million worldwide.
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31 Mar 1999
Romantic comedy '10 Things I hate About You' was released.
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31 Jan 1999
'Family Guy' by Seth MacFarlane premiered on Fox.
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10 Jan 1999
The Sopranos, the hit American crime drama, debuted on HBO.
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11 Dec 1998
American science fiction movie 'Star Trek: Insurrection' was released in the US.
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4 Sep 1998
International TV game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' was shown for the first time in the UK, with Chris Tarrant as the host.
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24 Jul 1998
The epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg, 'Saving Private Ryan,' was released in theaters.
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17 Jul 1998
American swashbuckler film 'The Mask of Zorro' was released in the United States.
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23 Mar 1998
James Cameron's iconic film 'Titanic' won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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1 Mar 1998
James Cameron's Titanic became the first film to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.
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26 Jan 1998
In a TV statement, Bill Clinton denies having had 'sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky'.
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23 Dec 1997
Rom-com movie 'As Good as It Gets' was released in theaters in the US.
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13 Aug 1997
South Park premiered on Comedy Central, with the first episode titled 'Cartman Gets an Anal Probe.'
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19 May 1997
The Lost World: Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Jeff Goldblum and Julianne Moore, premiered in the US.
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7 May 1997
The sci-fi film 'The Fifth Element,' written and directed by Luc Besson, was released.
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10 Mar 1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on the Warner Bros Television Network.
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23 Feb 1997
The full-length, uncensored version of Schindler's List aired on NBC, receiving 65 million viewers.
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9 Feb 1997
The Simpsons aired its 167th episode, making it the longest-running animation in TV history.
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20 Dec 1996
The horror film classic 'Scream,' starring Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox, was released.
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7 Oct 1996
Fox News Channel began broadcasting.
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28 Jun 1996
The Nutty Professor with Eddie Murphy premiered in the US.
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10 May 1996
The disaster movie 'Twister' by Michael Crichton premiered.
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29 Apr 1996
The TV Land Network made its debut.
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23 Feb 1996
The movie 'Trainspotting' arrived in UK cinemas.
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20 Jan 1996
NASA mission STS-72 landed at the Kennedy Space Center after eight days in space.
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22 Nov 1995
The first of Disney's 'Toy Story' movies were released to theaters in the United States.
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15 Sep 1995
The psychological crime thriller movie 'Se7en,' starring Morgan Freeman, premiered in New York.
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4 Sep 1995
The fantasy TV series 'Xena: Warrior Princess' premiered on NBC in the US.
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2 Nov 1994
Cobb, a film about the baseball player Ty Cobb and starring Tommy Lee Jones premiered.
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23 Sep 1994
The American Drama movie 'The Shawshank Redemption' by Frank Darabont was released in the US.
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22 Sep 1994
'Friends' debuted on NBC and continued for ten seasons.
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6 Jul 1994
The Forrest Gump movie was released in the US.
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15 Jun 1994
The Lion King premiered, making a staggering $968.5 million at the Box Office!
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6 May 1994
Bobcat Goldthwait was charged with two misdemeanors after setting a chair on fire during his appearance on 'The Tonight Show.'
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28 Apr 1994
The Simpsons aired its 100th television episode on Fox.
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14 Dec 1993
Philadelphia premiered in Century City, California. It was one of the first mainstream films about AIDS, directed by Jonathan Demme.
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22 Nov 1993
Neil Simon's play 'Laughter on the 23rd Floor' opened at Richard Rodger's New York City theatre.
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19 Sep 1993
Production of the Pixar film Toy Story began.
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10 Sep 1993
The pilot episode of the science-fiction series 'The X-Files' aired on FOX in the US & Canada.
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24 May 1993
Star Trek episode 'Second Chances' aired, guest-starring Mae Jemison.
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18 Nov 1992
The movie 'Malcolm X,' starring Denzel Washington, was released in the US.
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12 Nov 1992
British comedy TV series 'Absolutely Fabulous' aired for the first time.
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19 Jun 1992
Batman Returns was released in the US.
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25 May 1992
Jay Leno became the permanent host of 'The Tonight Show.'
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18 Oct 1991
American independent adventure movie 'My Own Private Idaho,' starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, was released.
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1 Jul 1991
Court TV was launched on American cable television.
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10 Jun 1991
The last episode of David Lynch's original Twin Peaks aired.
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10 Nov 1990
American Christmas comedy 'Home Alone' with Macaulay Culkin premiered in Chicago, US.