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12 Sep, 1994

Mhairi Black born in Paisley, Scotland

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Black is born in Paisley, Scotland. Her father, Alan, is a retired teacher. Her first political memory is of being taken to march against the Iraq war – mainly because her aunt gave her a huge cherry lollipop called a “frying pan” that hadn’t been available in Scotland for years.

Marching was magic! But what I did notice was, with Labour it had always been, ‘Oh, they’re the good guys.’ And I remember seeing that change.

31 Aug, 1994

Aaliyah, Kelly secret marriage

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aaliyah_rkellyAfter many dating rumors, Haughton and R. Kelly secretly get married at an undisclosed location. The pair become close after Kelly takes Haughton under his wing during her first album, Age Aint Nothing But A Number. 

If I got tired we’d go watch a movie, go eat or whatever, and then come back and work. Me and him we’re really, we’re rather close.

23 Jul, 1994

Signs with Celtics

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Wilkins talks about signing a three year contract with the Boston Celtics after playing the previous season with the Los Angeles Clippers:

It feels great. Just the tradition alone there gets you ready to play. I always loved playing in the Boston Garden and now I’ll be playing there all the time.

12 Jun, 1994

Menachem Mendel Schneerson dies age 90

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Followers of Lubavitch Chassidic Court leader Menachem Mendel Schneerson carry the coffin containing their deceased leader from the world Lubavitch headquarters in the Brooklyn section of New York for burial June 12 - RTXFDF1Mendel Schneerson dies at 90 years old after a long illness. He has been hospitalized at at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, since March 10 after suffering his second stroke in two years. In his last letter to one of his chassidim he writes his last words:

It follows that when a close person passes on, by the will of G‑d, those left here can no longer see him with their eyes or hear him with their ears; but the soul, in the World of Truth, can see and hear. And when he sees that the relatives are overly disturbed by his physical absence, it is saddened; and, conversely, when it sees that after the mourning period prescribed by the Torah a normal and fully productive life is resumed, it can happily rest in peace.

18 May, 1994

Jackson, Presley marry

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Jackson marries Presley in De La Vega, Santo Domingo. The ceremony was private without any media present. The marriage is confirmed by Donald Trump at the Trump Tower in front of about 400 people who are waiting to see the couple. Presley:

My married name is Mrs. Lisa Marie Presley-Jackson. I am very much in love with Michael. I dedicate my life to being his wife. I understand and support him. We both look forward to raising a family and living a happy, healthy life together.

13 Apr, 1994

Joel, Brinkley divorce

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Joel and Brinkley announce their seaparation in a written statement. The couple says they their breakup is amicable, and has only been kept quiet to protect their 8-year old daughter, Alexa.

We have been there to support each other during critical times and expect to be there for each other in the future. When Billy was stricken with kidney stones in February, Christie helped nurse him back to health. And when Christie was inolved in [her] hellish skiing accident, Billy came to her rescue.

1994

Joins Flextech, releases The Doll’s House

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dolls_house__flextech300At Flextech, highfield creates sites for Discovery, Playboy and Parliamentary channels. He builds the business from just himself, to 100 staff. He launches The Doll’s House, an online reality show for the Bravo channel.

It was a number of girls in a house under constant surveillance by webcam. It hit the headlines when, not surprisingly, a visiting boyfriend got caught in bed with one of the girls on webcam.

He successfully invests in the dotcom boom, including the online mapping site MultiMap.com, and the ticketing agency Way Ahead Group.

When I lucked in during the dotcom boom I bought myself a Ferrari.

While at the company he is presented with their “worst dressed man” award.

Pulp Fiction

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Tarantino unveils Pulp Fiction at the Cannes Film festival. It is well received and earns him the Palm d’Or.  The crime-driven movie follows the interactions of multiple characters in a circular “self-referential” structure. John Travolta and Uma Thurman play the film’s protagonists and are joined by Samuel L. Jackson, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, and Bruce Willis.

When I’m writing a movie, I hear the laughter. People talk about the violence. What about the comedy? Pulp Fiction has such an obviously comic spirit, even with all the weird things that are happening.

Pulp Fiction Official Trailer #1 - (1994) HD

22 Dec, 1993

Born in Nantucket Island, Massachusetts

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Trainor is born in Nantucket Island, Massachusetts to parents Kelli and Gary Trainor. She is a sister to two siblings, Ryan and Justin Trainor. She begins to compose music at seven-years-old and writes her first song at age 11.

Radio was my life growing up.

20 Dec, 1993

Trump, Maples marry

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Trump and Maples are married at the Plaza hotel in New York City. Maples wears a white peau de soie Carolina Herrera dress with a sweetheart neckline, a full veil, and a borrowed $2 million tiara. Trump’s father, Fred Trump, lifts the bride’s veil while Trump winks at her before planting a kiss on her cheek. The ceremony is presided over Rev. Arthur Caliandro of the Marble Collegiate Church. After vows, the guests burst into spontaneous applause. After the ceremony, guests are served a wedding feast of caviar, smoked fish, lamb, beef, tuna and turkey.

15 Dec, 1993

Schindler’s List

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Spielberg directs this historical drama based on a true story about a businessman in Nazi Germany who becomes aware of the horrors being perpetrated on the Jews in his workforce, and does what he can to save their lives. The film is noted for its use of black and white photography. Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, and Ben Kingsley star.

On Oksar Schindler: He changed from a great Gatsby to a great rescuer, and it fascinated me. He was like an agent, like a Michael Ovitz, on top of the mountain pulling strings in every fiefdom down below.

Schindler's List - Official® Trailer [HD]

13 Oct, 1993

Tiffany Trump born in New York

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Tiffany Trump is born in New York City.

[My fondest memory of my father] is probably the fact that my mom was a very healthy person, so my dad used to sneak me Almond Joys all the time. I don’t know if that’s a good or a bad thing, but I really enjoyed it back in the day. If I was ever craving a chocolate bar, I was like, ‘I’m going to go see Dad.’

26 Jun, 1993

Ariana Grande born in Boca Raton, FL

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Ariana-grande-childhood-photo02Ariana Grande-Butera is born in Boca Raton, Florida to Joan Grande, CEO of an alarm company, and Edward Butera, the owner of a graphic design firm. She has an elder half-brother, Frankie Grande, who is also an actor, dancer, and producer. 

I always wanted to have skeleton face paint on or be wearing a Freddy Krueger mask, and I would carry a hockey stick around. I was like a mini-Helena Bonham Carter…For my fifth birthday party we had a Jaws theme and all my friends left crying. I mean, I still am that way. But when I was little it was more concerning. There was a stage, when I was 3 or 4, where my mom thought I might grow up to be a serial killer.

21 Jun, 1993

Feld, Batchelor marry

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Brad Feld - Amy BatchelorAfter buying their wedding rings at the Pay ‘n Save, Feld and Batchelor exchange vows at the top of top of Ester Dome in Fairbanks, Alaska. They are officially married in the Boulder County Courthouse on June 21, 1996.

11 Jun, 1993

Jurrasic Park

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Spielberg directs this science fiction adventure based on a novel by Michael Chrichton. A billionaire finds a way to clone dinosaurs and creates a special park designed for the public to see the creatures. Things go disastrously wrong when he brings in a group of experts to preview the park and there is a power outage, releasing the dinosaurs from their cages. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum star.

Here’s what was scary: We were creating the title characters of a film. These were the stars of the picture, these dinosaurs. And if that didn’t work, nothing about Jurassic Park could have worked. So that was daunting, because I was using Universal’s money to basically make an experimental ­dinosaur picture.

Jurassic Park First Trailer