May 17, 1994

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on May 17, 1994:

• United States: "The Sign" by Ace of Base
• United Kingdom: "Inside" by Stiltskin

Facts

This date occurred 10,927 days ago. Approximately 364 months have passed. It was the 137th day of 1994, in week 20. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on May 17, 1994, are now 29 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. We have gone through approximately 121 seasons of weather since this date.

Take me back to May 17, 1994

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is May 17, 1994, and it's a Tuesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Taurus. The summer of 1994 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up, and the evenings are brighter than usual. The school year is nearly finished.

In America, the song "The Sign" by Ace of Base is at the top of the singles charts, while "Inside" by Stiltskin is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie The Crow is at the top of the box office. John Major is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Mad About You", "Beavis and Butt-Head", "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman", and "Ellen". Meanwhile, in technology news, a relatively new storage format called the CD is beginning to outpace the regular cassette tape in music sales. The disc-based format gives listeners the ability to skip between songs instead of having to manually rewind and forward. A new form of communication called "text messaging" is starting to become more widespread. However, it can only be done if both the sender and the receiver are on the same cell network.

Meanwhile, a global system called "the Internet" is also starting to take off. Each day, more and more people are learning how to send emails and browse "websites" on the World Wide Web by connecting their IBM computers to noisy dial-up modems. In fashion, "grunge" clothing has fallen out of favor, and women are beginning to wear form-fitting outfits such as slip dresses and pencil skirts. Movies such as Clueless and The Craft have popularized the "sexy schoolgirl" look. It's 1994, so radio stations are being dominated by the likes of All-4-One, Boyz II Men, R. Kelly, Céline Dion, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Meat Loaf, Bon Jovi, Wet Wet Wet, Rednex and Mariah Carey.

In Europe, a war is continuing to rage in Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the continent of Africa, a horrible event is unfolding, as the Hutu majority in Rwanda attempt to wipe out the Tutsi minority. This genocide began following the assassination of President Juvenal Habyarimana. In South Africa, anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela has been inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.

In Italy, Silvio Berlusconi has become the new Prime Minister. This follows the success of Forza Italia in the parliamentary elections back in March. Notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy has recently been executed by lethal injection in Crest Hill, Illinois. Gacy had been on death row for 14 years. In the United Kingdom, people are shocked by the recent death of Labour Party leader John Smith, who died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 55.

A new romantic comedy film called "Four Weddings and a Funeral" has just been released in movie theaters. In soccer, Manchester United have won the FA Cup Final after defeating Chelsea 4-0. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Nicole Brown Simpson, Andrés Escobar, and Raul Julia would all still be alive.

People are playing video games such as "Syndicate", "Myst", "Disney's Aladdin", and "Sonic Spinball". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Married... with Children", "Full House", "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper", and "Rocko's Modern Life". Children are playing with toys such as Screwball Scramble, Jenga, Teen Talk Barbie, and Mighty Max.