1993 For the first time Islamic Fundamentalists bomb World Trade Center. A devastating tsunami, caused by an earthquake off Hokkaido, Japan kills 202 on the small island of Okushiri. The ever popular Beanie Babies are launched . Intechnology the first bagless vacuum cleaner is invented and Intel introduces the Pentium Processor.
Yearly Inflation Rate USA2.96%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 3654
Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 6.00%
Average Cost of new house $113,200.00
Average Income per year $31,230.00
Average Monthly Rent $532.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas $1.16
Movie Ticket $4.14
Average cost of new car $12,750.00
Loaf of Bread $1.57
Tuition to Harvard University $23,514.00
Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Stirling
Average House Price 67,856
Gallon of Petrol 2.33
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 1.6%
Interest Rates Year End Bank of England 5.38%
FTSE 100 Average 3200
Bill Clinton President of the United States
Islamic Fundamentalists bomb World Trade Center
Ferry in Haiti sinks - over 1000 die
Several bombs explode in Bombay, India killing about 300
Severe Blizzard strikes the eastern U.S., bringing record snowfall and other severe weather all the way from Cuba to Québec
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake off Hokkaido, Japan launches a devastating tsunami, killing 202 on the small island of Okushiri, Hokkaido
Earthquake centred on Killari, Maharashtra, India kills nearly 10,000 people.
Fighting occurs between Muslims and Croats in Bosnia
The United Nations sets up safe haven for Muslim Refugees in Srebrenica in Bosnia
The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
EU Farmers protest the reduction in agricultural subsidies due to Maastricht Treaty
In the United Kingdom, 11-year-olds Robert Thompson and Jon Venables are convicted of the child murder of 2-year-old James Bulger of Liverpool
Earthquake hits Flores, Indonesia - 2200 dead
A report states 2.5 million people in Europe are homeless
A report states 2.5 million people in Europe are homeless
Buckingham Palace opens its doors to the public
The IRA explodes a massive bomb in a parked Van in Bishopsgate in the heart of the City of London
An anti-abortion activist murders a doctor outside an abortion clinic
Russian Nuclear Accident at Tomask 7
Ben Johnson, is banned from athletics for life
The US and Soviet Union sign Start II reducing nuclear warheads by 3,500 each
Harley Davidson Motorcyles are 90 years old
Ty Warner USA launches the first Beanie Babies
Worst Brush Fires in Australian History destroy the world's second largest national park Royal National Park
Slovakia Gains Independence when Czechoslovakia devides into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Two former police officers are convicted of violating the civil rights of beaten motorist Rodney King.
Cost of Living 1993
How Much things cost in 1993Yearly Inflation Rate USA2.96%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 3654
Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 6.00%
Average Cost of new house $113,200.00
Average Income per year $31,230.00
Average Monthly Rent $532.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas $1.16
Movie Ticket $4.14
Average cost of new car $12,750.00
Loaf of Bread $1.57
Tuition to Harvard University $23,514.00
Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Stirling
Average House Price 67,856
Gallon of Petrol 2.33
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 1.6%
Interest Rates Year End Bank of England 5.38%
FTSE 100 Average 3200
What Events Happened in 1993
Technology
- The Pentium microprocessor introduced by Intel.
- Windows NT 3.1 released by Microsoft
- The World Wide Web was born at CERN
- Dyson sells the first bagless cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner
- World Health Organisation W.H.O. estimates 14 million people worldwide infected with the AIDS Virus
- The Debian GNU/Linux distribution is founded by Ian Murdock.
- Federal Agents raid religious cult Waco, Texas
- Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to repair an optical flaw in the Hubble Space Telescope.
- The first cloning of a Human Embryo by 2 American Scientists.
- US Drops SDI initiative
- US and Russia sign the Start II treaty calling for bilateral reduction of strategic nuclear weapons
Popular Culture 1993
Popular Films
- Jurassic Park
- Mrs. Doubtfire
- The Fugitive
- The Firm
- Sleepless in Seattle
- Indecent Proposal
- In the Line of Fire
- The Pelican Brief
- Schindler's List
- Cliffhanger
- Philadelpha
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights
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Popular Musicians
- Janet Jackson with That's The Way Love Goes
- Snoop Doggy Dogg
- Garth Brooks
- Rage Against the Machine
- Phil Collins
- UB40
- Radiohead
- Aerosmith
- Madonna
- Rod Stewart with Have I told You Lately
- Mariah Carey with Dream Lover
- Nirvana
- Whitney Houston with I Will Always Love You
- Meat Loaf
- The Proclaimers
- R.E.M.
- Garth Brooks
- Alice in Chains
