July 1, 1994

Music charts

Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on July 1, 1994:

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

Facts

This date occurred 10,882 days ago. Approximately 363 months have passed. It was the 182nd day of 1994, in week 26. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on July 1, 1994, are now 29 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. The Earth has experienced 121 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to July 1, 1994

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

The date is July 1, 1994, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

In America, the July 4th celebrations are fast approaching. 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 Lion King 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 "In the Heat of the Night", "Family Matters", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", and "The X-Files".

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. In Germany, the final Russian troops have left the country. This marks a final end to Russian occupation after nearly 50 years.

In Japan, 8 people have lost their lives following a sarin gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult. The attack took place in a quiet neighborhood in Matsumoto, Nagano. American figure skater Tonya Harding has recently been banned for life from the sport. The ban has come as a result of her involvement in an attack on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan back in January. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Raul Julia, Richey Edwards, Eazy E, and Selena would all still be alive.

People are playing video games such as "Myst", "Disney's Aladdin", "Doom", and "Jungle Strike". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Dinosaurs", "Home Improvement", "Biker Mice from Mars", and "Boy Meets World". Children are playing with toys such as Lego Pirates, Super Soaker (water gun), the Talkboy, and Jurassic Park: Young Tyrannosaurus Rex.