June 21, 1994

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on June 21, 1994:

• United States: "I Swear" by All-4-One
• United Kingdom: "Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet

Facts

This date occurred 10,895 days ago. Approximately 363 months have passed. It was the 172nd day of 1994, in week 25. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on June 21, 1994, are now 29 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. 121 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to June 21, 1994

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is June 21, 1994, and it's a Tuesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Cancer. The summer of 1994 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September.

In America, the song "I Swear" by All-4-One is at the top of the singles charts, while "Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Wolf 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 "Seinfeld", "Step by Step", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", and "Babylon 5". 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 the United States, the 1994 FIFA World Cup is being held.

Former NFL star O.J. Simpson has pleaded "Not Guilty" to the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. A couple of days ago, Simpson was arrested for the murders after he led police in Los Angeles on a highly-televised chase in his white Ford Bronco. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Andrés Escobar, Raul Julia, Richey Edwards, and Eazy E would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Mortal Kombat", "X-Men", "Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland", and "Gunstar Heroes".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Garfield and Friends", "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", "Living Single", and "The Nanny". Children are playing with toys such as Micro Machines, the SEGA Game Gear, Nerf Blaster, and Teen Talk Barbie.