May 17, 1993, was a Monday. It was 31 years, 7 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on May 17, 1993:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The movie "Dave" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 11,543 days ago. Approximately 385 months have passed. It was the 137th day of 1993, in week 20. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on May 17, 1993, are now 31 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. We have gone through approximately 128 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is May 17, 1993, and it's a Monday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Taurus. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.
The summer of 1993 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 "That's The Way Love Goes" by Janet Jackson is at the top of the singles charts, while "Five Live (EP)" by George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Dave 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 "Matlock", "Family Matters", "Step by Step", and "Martin". Texting is not a thing yet. Instead, people are using landline phones and pagers. Furthermore, most people have never heard of the Internet.
A civil war is taking place in the African country of Rwanda. In fashion, many of the trends from the late 1980s are still in vogue. Colored tights, denim overalls, leotards, flannel shirts, and shoulder pads are all fashionable at the moment. Grunge fashion has also become mainstream, popularizing band t-shirts, ripped jeans, mom jeans, and Doc Martens. A war is continuing to rage in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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 playing discs game called "Pogs" is currently spreading in popularity throughout the world. It's 1993, so radio stations are being dominated by the likes of Meat Loaf, UB40, Snow, Haddaway, Whitney Houston, Take That, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey.
In music, Miami group "Tag Team" have just released their new single "Whoomp! (There It Is)". Meanwhile, English reggae group UB40 have also released their new song "Can't Help Falling in Love". In television news, the final episode of "The Wonder Years" has just been aired. The coming-of-age series had been running since 1988. In the United States, media outlets are reporting that two runways at Los Angeles International Airport were shut down for an hour so that US President Bill Clinton could land and get a haircut. The controversy is being referred to as "Haircutgate", with newspapers calling it the "most expensive haircut in history".
In music news, Ireland have just won the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest with "In Your Eyes" by Niamh Kavanagh. This is the second year in a row that Ireland have won. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Conway Twitty, Dražen Petrović, Pat Nixon, and Reggie Lewis would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Street Fighter II: The World Warrior", "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past", "Tecmo NBA Basketball", and "X-Men".
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Beverly Hills, 90210", "Dinosaurs", "Rugrats", and "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper". Children are playing with toys such as the Ghostbusters Proton Pack, the Game Boy, the SEGA Game Gear, and Action Man.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 17, 1993.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 17, 1993.
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People in May 1993 were watching the following TV series:
1993 saw the introduction of cars such as the BMW 3 Series Compact, the Ford Mustang SVT Cobra, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the Renault Laguna, the Kia Sportage, and the Lincoln Mark VIII.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
Popular video games that people were playing in May 1993.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1993.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out May 17, 1999, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 17.
National holidays and famous events that fall on May 17:
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on May 17, 1993.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Albert Reynolds was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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